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Category: Fran Lebowitz

12 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

Life is something you do when you can’t get to sleep.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step – it is an old business procedure.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

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.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

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.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

Polite conversation is rarely either.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

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.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

You’re only as good as your last haircut.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don’t teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

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.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

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.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

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.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

If you’re going to America, bring your own food.

3 December 2020 Fran Lebowitz

Andy Warhol made fame more famous.

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