Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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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Scientists – the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
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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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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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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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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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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word – politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.
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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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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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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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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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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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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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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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I’ve done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.
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