The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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 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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Ifyou have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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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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Scientists – the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
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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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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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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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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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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.
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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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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Romantic love is mental illness. But it’s a pleasurable one. It’s a drug. It distorts reality, and that’s the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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