Quotes and Quotations

Memorable Quotes and quotations from Fran Lebowitz

Fran Lebowitz US writer and humorist (1950 - )


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- Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

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- Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.

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- Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

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- I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.

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- No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.

Fran Lebowitz - Social Studies (1981)
- Remember that as a teenager you are at the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.

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- If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater, suggest that he wear a tail.

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- Favorite animal: steak.

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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.

Fran Lebowitz -
- Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

Fran Lebowitz - Metropolitan Life, 1978
- Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

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- The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.

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- Special-interest publications should realize that if they are attracting enough advertising and readers to make a profit, the interest is not so special.

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- My favorite animal is steak.

Fran Lebowitz -
- My favorite animal is steak.

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- Nothing succeeds like address.

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- 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 than words.

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- In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

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- I do not believe in God. I believe in cashmere.

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- Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.

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- I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.

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- Being a woman is of special interest to aspiring male transexuals. To actual women it is simply a good excuse not to play football.

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- When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.

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- If your sexual fantasies were truly of interest to others, they would no longer be fantasies.