Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
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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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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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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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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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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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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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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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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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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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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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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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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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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