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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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.
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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior.
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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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Magazines all too frequently lead to books and should be regarded by the prudent as the heavy petting of literature.
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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don't teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.
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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure.
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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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Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly and they use too much vermouth.
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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.
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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.