Polite conversation is rarely either.
FRAN LEBOWITZScientists – the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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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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Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step – it is an old business procedure.
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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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Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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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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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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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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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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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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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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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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