Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
FRAN LEBOWITZBeing a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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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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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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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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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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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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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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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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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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