In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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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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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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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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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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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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Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step – it is an old business procedure.
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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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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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Scientists – the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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