Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step – it is an old business procedure.
FRAN LEBOWITZVery few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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You can’t go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.
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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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Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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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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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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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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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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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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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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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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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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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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