Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
FRAN LEBOWITZHumility is no substitute for a good personality.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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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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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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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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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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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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All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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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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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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