Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
FRAN LEBOWITZYou’re only as good as your last haircut.
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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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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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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Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
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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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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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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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I’ve done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.
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If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don’t teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.
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I must take issue with the term ‘a mere child’, for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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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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