Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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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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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won’t feel like watching.
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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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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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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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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I’ve done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.
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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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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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