All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
FRAN LEBOWITZDon’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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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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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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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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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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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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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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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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