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.
FRAN LEBOWITZVegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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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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I must take issue with the term ‘a mere child’, for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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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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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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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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Nothing succeeds like address.
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I’ve done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.
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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 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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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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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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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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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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