I never met anyone who didn’t have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood? FRAN LEBOWITZ AdulthoodAnyoneChildnever
No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation. FRAN LEBOWITZ BlessConversationDenim RoomFurnitureJumpOwn
Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met. FRAN LEBOWITZ BeforeCouldMetOriginalThought
In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra. FRAN LEBOWITZ AlgebraAssureRealSuchThing
Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs. FRAN LEBOWITZ ChairFoundLargeLocationOut
My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores. FRAN LEBOWITZ AirportAreaDepartmentalLobbyRestaurantStoreUndue
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. FRAN LEBOWITZ AssureChildDayDoFeelLikeRainy
In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy. FRAN LEBOWITZ CapitalismCommunismOrientOverTriumphedUnion
