Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs.
FRAN LEBOWITZThe conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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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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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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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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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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When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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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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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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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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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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