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.
FRAN LEBOWITZIn the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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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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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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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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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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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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Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football.
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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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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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