Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
FRAN LEBOWITZPolite conversation is rarely either.
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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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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My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores.
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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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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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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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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.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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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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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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