The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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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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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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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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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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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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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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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
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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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