When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.
FRAN LEBOWITZMy desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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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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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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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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No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.
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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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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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Do 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.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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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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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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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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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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