In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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.
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Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
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Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won’t feel like watching.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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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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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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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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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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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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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 never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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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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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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