The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
FRAN LEBOWITZYou’re only as good as your last haircut.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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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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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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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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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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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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Nothing succeeds like address.
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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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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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I’ve done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.
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