Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
FRAN LEBOWITZIn the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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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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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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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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All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
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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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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 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 are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don’t teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.
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If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.
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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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