Ifyou have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
FRAN LEBOWITZI 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.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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You can’t go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.
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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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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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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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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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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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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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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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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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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 place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word – politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.
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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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