My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores.
FRAN LEBOWITZDesigner clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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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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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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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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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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To put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel.
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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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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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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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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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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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