The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
FRAN LEBOWITZCalling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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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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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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Nothing succeeds like address.
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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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I’ve done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.
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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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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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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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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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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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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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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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