The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
FRAN LEBOWITZI’ve done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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To put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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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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Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort.
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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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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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My favorite animal is steak.
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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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