Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
FRAN LEBOWITZPolite conversation is rarely either.
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Nothing succeeds like address.
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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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I’ve done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.
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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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I never met anyone who didn’t have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood?
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When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.
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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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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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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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