Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
FRAN LEBOWITZIn the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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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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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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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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All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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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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Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step – it is an old business procedure.
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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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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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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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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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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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Ifyou have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
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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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Nothing succeeds like address.
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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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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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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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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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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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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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