In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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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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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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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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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Scientists – the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
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No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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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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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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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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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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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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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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