Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
FRAN LEBOWITZI figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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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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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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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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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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Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs.
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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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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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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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Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won’t feel like watching.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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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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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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