The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
FRAN LEBOWITZFood is an important part of a balanced diet.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
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If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don’t teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.
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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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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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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word – politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.
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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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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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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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Nothing succeeds like address.
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