Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
FRAN LEBOWITZNature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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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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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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Ifyou have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
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Remember that as a teenager you are in the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear the phone is for you.
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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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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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All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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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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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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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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Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs.
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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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