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Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz
American Journalist
Born: Oct 27, 1950
Child Children Good Life People You
Related authors: Ambrose Bierce Dave Barry Erma Bombeck Hunter S. Thompson Mignon McLaughlin Walter Cronkite William F. Buckley, Jr. William Lloyd Garrison
You're only as good as your last haircut. Fran Lebowitz
Funny Good You Only Haircut Your Last Relatable
My favorite animal is steak. Fran Lebowitz
Food Animal Favorite Steak
Food is an important part of a balanced diet. Fran Lebowitz
Funny Food Important Part Balanced Balanced Diet Important Part Diet
In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy. Fran Lebowitz
Democracy Capitalism Communism Country Triumphed Over Soviet Soviet Union Union
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. Fran Lebowitz
Love You Love Is Reality Impossible Fall Saw Pleasurable Would Would-Be Someone Mental Mental Illness Point Romantic Romantic Love Really Illness
Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met. Fran Lebowitz
You People Thought Met Before Possibly Born Both Could Sin Like Were Happened Original Original Sin
Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine. Fran Lebowitz
Great People Wine About Small Great People Small People Ideas Talk Average Average People Things
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 than courtesy in the old sense of the word - politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit. Fran Lebowitz
Heart People Old Word Value Sense Other Way High Moral Find Spirit Gentleness Courtesy Politeness Lot Than Behave Anything Place
If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail. Fran Lebowitz
You Dog Pet Wear Tail He Owner Sweater Your Suggest
There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior. Fran Lebowitz
Death Peace Behavior Otherwise Unacceptable Nervousness Only Attempt Prove Any Thing Inner Inner Peace
Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure. Fran Lebowitz
Business Old Dance Hustle Step New Opinion Contrary Procedure Popular Popular Opinion
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 go back to the hotel. Fran Lebowitz
Type Back Rather Put Hotel Am Go Wants Land Who
I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not. Fran Lebowitz
You Winning Lottery Same Whether Figure Play Chance
Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra. Fran Lebowitz
Life You Real Life Algebra Assure Remain Firm Real Refusal Stand Your Conscious Thing
All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable. Fran Lebowitz
Beautiful God Fact Most Children In Fact Barely
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. Fran Lebowitz
Experience Has-Been Must Take Adult Mere Term Issue Been Child Infinitely Preferable Company
Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable. Fran Lebowitz
Success Me Spoil Insufferable Always Been
The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink. Fran Lebowitz
Good People Way Telephone Having Drink Good Way Talk Without Offer Them
Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky. Fran Lebowitz
Relieved Tend Obvious Sticky Children Washed Even
Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast, the disk jockey is not allowed to talk. Fran Lebowitz
News Broadcast Jockey Bearable Fact Allowed Talk Due Being While Disk Radio
Humility is no substitute for a good personality. Fran Lebowitz
Good Personality Humility Substitute
The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive. Fran Lebowitz
Possible Someone Overachiever Reach Attractive His Conversational Grasp Whose
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. Fran Lebowitz
Good Woman Women Only Football Simply Excuse Male Being Interest Aspiring Special Special Interest Actual Play Play Football
Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add. Fran Lebowitz
Sex Add Rarely Small Small Children Bother Discussing Children Anything
Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat. Fran Lebowitz
Easy Both Beat Cheat Most Opponents Scrabble Children Fun Desirable
Andy Warhol made fame more famous. Fran Lebowitz
Made Andy Andy Warhol More Fame Famous Warhol
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