Scientists – the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
FRAN LEBOWITZAs a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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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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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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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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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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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 conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don’t teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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