When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.
FRAN LEBOWITZVerbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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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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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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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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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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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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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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Ifyou have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
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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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Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step – it is an old business procedure.
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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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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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