Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
FRAN LEBOWITZDo not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won’t feel like watching.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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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.
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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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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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Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
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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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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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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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I’ve done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.
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