Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
FRAN LEBOWITZNever relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football.
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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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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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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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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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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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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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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
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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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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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