Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
FRAN LEBOWITZRadio 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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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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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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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 opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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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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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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Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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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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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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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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