There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior.
FRAN LEBOWITZIf 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.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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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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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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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 never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs.
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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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Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won’t feel like watching.
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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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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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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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Scientists – the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
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