Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
FRAN LEBOWITZThe conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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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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All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
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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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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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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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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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Nothing succeeds like address.
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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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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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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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