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.
FRAN LEBOWITZAndy Warhol made fame more famous.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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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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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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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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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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Remember that as a teenager you are in the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear the phone is for you.
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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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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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All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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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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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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