When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.
FRAN LEBOWITZBeing a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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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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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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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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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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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.
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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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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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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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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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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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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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