The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
FRAN LEBOWITZYou’re only as good as your last haircut.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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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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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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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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I never met anyone who didn’t have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood?
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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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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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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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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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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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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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My favorite animal is steak.
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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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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