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.
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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All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
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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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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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Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
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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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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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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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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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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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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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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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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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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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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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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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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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Remember that as a teenager you are in the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear the phone is for you.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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