Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
FRAN LEBOWITZGreat people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won’t feel like watching.
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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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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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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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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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Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
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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.
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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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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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