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You Quotes by Fran Lebowitz
- The most common error made in matters of appearance is the belief that one should disdain the superficial and let the true beauty of one's…
- 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…
- 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.
- 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…
- You're only as good as your last haircut.
- Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.
- 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…
- I never met anyone who didn't have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood?
- I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.
- If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
- Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
- In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
- If you're going to America, bring your own food.
- When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.
- 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…
- If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don't teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.
- Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
- 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…
- I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
- 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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