Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
FRAN LEBOWITZOriginal thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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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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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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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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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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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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My favorite animal is steak.
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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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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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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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I must take issue with the term ‘a mere child’, for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.
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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 real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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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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