Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
FRAN LEBOWITZI 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.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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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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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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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 truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don’t teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.
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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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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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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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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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My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores.
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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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Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
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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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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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