Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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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’ve done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.
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Nothing succeeds like address.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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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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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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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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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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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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