Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz
Frances Ann "Fran" Lebowitzis an American author and public speaker. Lebowitz is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York City sensibilities. Some reviewers have called her a modern-day Dorothy Parker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEssayist
Date of Birth27 October 1950
CityMorristown, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
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Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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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.
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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.
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The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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Think before you speak. Read before you think.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Notoriously insensitive to subtle shifts in moods, children will persist in discussing the color of a recently sighted cement mixer long after one's interest in the topic has waned
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Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly and they use too much vermouth.
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I often used to say, the more parties there were for a book, the worse the book was.
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. . .to me the outdoors is what you have to pass through in order to get from your apartment into a taxicab.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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Remember that as a teenager you are in the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear the phone is for you.