In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
FRAN LEBOWITZWhen you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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Scientists – the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
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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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Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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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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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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Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs.
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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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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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