The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
FRAN LEBOWITZAsk your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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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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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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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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Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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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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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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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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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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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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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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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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