Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
FRAN LEBOWITZThere is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.
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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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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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Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
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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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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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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 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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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.
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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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