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 LEBOWITZIfyou have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
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Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step – it is an old business procedure.
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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word – politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.
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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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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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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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