Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
FRAN LEBOWITZVerbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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Scientists – the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
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Ifyou have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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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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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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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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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step – it is an old business procedure.
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There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior.
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