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.
FRAN LEBOWITZEven when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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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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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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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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Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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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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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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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
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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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Nothing succeeds like address.
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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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