All Fran Lebowitz Quotes
- A salad is not a meal, it is a style. Inspirational
- 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… Distorts
- Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine. Alcohol
- 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. Funny
- The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting. Coaching
- 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… Ability
- In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy. Capitalism
- You're only as good as your last haircut. Funny
- Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep. Happiness
- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. Balanced
- 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… Ask
- There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior. Any
- Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying. Ask
- I never met anyone who didn't have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood? Adulthood
- I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not. Calculation
- No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation. Absolutely
- 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… Bluntly
- My favorite animal is steak. Animal
- Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat. Cut
- 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… Behave