Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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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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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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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 favorite animal is steak.
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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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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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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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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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Remember that as a teenager you are in the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear the phone is for you.
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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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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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Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step – it is an old business procedure.
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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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