Polite conversation is rarely either.
FRAN LEBOWITZStand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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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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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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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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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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Nothing succeeds like address.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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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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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast, the disk jockey is not allowed to talk.
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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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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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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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