The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
FRAN LEBOWITZNothing succeeds like address.
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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When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.
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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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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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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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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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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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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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I’ve done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical 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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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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Ifyou have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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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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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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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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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won’t feel like watching.
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No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.
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Nothing succeeds like address.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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