Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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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Ifyou have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
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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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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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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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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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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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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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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Nothing succeeds like address.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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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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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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