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.
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 opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football.
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Romantic love is mental illness. But it’s a pleasurable one. It’s a drug. It distorts reality, and that’s the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw.
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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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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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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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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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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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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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If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don’t teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.
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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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Ifyou have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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