Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
FRAN LEBOWITZI place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word – politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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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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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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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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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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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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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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Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football.
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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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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don’t teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.
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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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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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