The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
FRAN LEBOWITZI figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football.
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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
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Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
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If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.
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To put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel.
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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast, the disk jockey is not allowed to talk.
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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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You can’t go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.
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No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.
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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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