Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
FRAN LEBOWITZThe telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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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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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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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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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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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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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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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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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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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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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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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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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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