Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
FRAN LEBOWITZ
I 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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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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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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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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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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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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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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Scientists – the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
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Nothing succeeds like address.
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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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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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