Polite conversation is rarely either.
FRAN LEBOWITZHaving been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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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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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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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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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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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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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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Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs.
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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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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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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort.
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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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