I must take issue with the term ‘a mere child’, for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.
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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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior.
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I never met anyone who didn’t have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood?
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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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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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All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
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Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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Scientists – the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
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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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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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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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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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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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