If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don’t teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.
FRAN LEBOWITZYour life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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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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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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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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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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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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Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
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Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort.
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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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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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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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