Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
FRAN LEBOWITZHaving been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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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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I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word – politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.
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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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All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
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Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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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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Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
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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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My favorite animal is steak.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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