The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
FRAN LEBOWITZI never met anyone who didn’t have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood?
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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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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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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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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My favorite animal is steak.
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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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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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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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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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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 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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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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