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.
FRAN LEBOWITZChildren are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Being 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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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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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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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.
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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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Ifyou have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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Nothing succeeds like address.
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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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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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