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.
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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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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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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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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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
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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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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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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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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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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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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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Nothing succeeds like address.
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