In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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Romantic love is mental illness. But it’s a pleasurable one. It’s a drug. It distorts reality, and that’s the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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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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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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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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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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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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