More from Fran Lebowitz
Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz 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.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz 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.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz Polite conversation is rarely either.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz Romantic love is mental illness. But it’s a pleasurable one. It’s a drug. It distorts reality, and that’s the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz 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.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz
Original quotes
From our community writers
Thoughts on a tapestry. Colour or black and white. A brush, a pen, A flash of light. Ideas flowing soon, about to take flight.
Gerard GleesonGerard Gleeson Like deep water, she was silent. His lips tasted of salt. He was both addicting and bitter all at once.
MoomerMoomer Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov And I would lie on your chest for hours and dream about the world in your arms but your thoughts were in another world.
Ani ShahverdyanAni Shahverdyan Your smile and your laughter lit my whole world.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki Often all we can do is breathe, even that can be hard sometimes.
Julia Kellogg HenryJulia Kellogg Henry I am addicted to your madness drunk on your toxic love. Infect me with your poison, lets make storms rage above.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney The more you fail, recover, and improve, the better you are as a person.
Laura CleggLaura Clegg
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More on balance
If you restore balance in your own self, you will be contributing immensely to the healing of the world.
Deepak ChopraDeepak Chopra Reflecting on where I came from helps me to appreciate and balance what I have now.
Meghan MarkleMeghan Markle The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa – slightly off balance.
Prince CharlesPrince Charles You are not creating a new you; you are releasing a hidden you. The process is one of self discovery. The hidden you that wants to emerge is in perfect balance.
Deepak ChopraDeepak Chopra When we create peace, and harmony, and balance in our minds, we will find it in our lives.
Louise HayLouise Hay I’ve never really been a workaholic. I work very hard, but I also enjoy playing. I think it’s important to have a balanced and well-rounded life.
Condoleezza RiceCondoleezza Rice I’m so happy now. I love that I’m in a relationship right now… I want a life… The past five years or so I’ve found my groove and my balance.
Kelly ClarksonKelly Clarkson Work, love and play are the great balance wheels of man’s being.
Orison Swett MardenOrison Swett Marden
