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.
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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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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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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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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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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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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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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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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Ifyou have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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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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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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