Scientists – the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
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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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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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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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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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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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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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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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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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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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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Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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