Polite conversation is rarely either.
FRAN LEBOWITZDo 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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All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
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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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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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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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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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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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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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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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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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Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step – it is an old business procedure.
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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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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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