Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
FRAN LEBOWITZTo put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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I’ve done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.
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Scientists – the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
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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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Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step – it is an old business procedure.
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Romantic love is mental illness. But it’s a pleasurable one. It’s a drug. It distorts reality, and that’s the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw.
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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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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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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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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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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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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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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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