You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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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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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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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.
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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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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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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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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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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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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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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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