Polite conversation is rarely either.
FRAN LEBOWITZIn the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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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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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 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 are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don’t teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.
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Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
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Remember that as a teenager you are in the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear the phone is for you.
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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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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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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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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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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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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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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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