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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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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I am alternately very gregarious - very sociable - and then very solitary.
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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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There are certain relationships I think I'm great at: I'm the world's greatest daughter. I'm a great relative. I believe I'm a great friend.
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The only appropriate response to the question, 'Can I be frank?' is, 'Yes, if I can be Barbara.
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Nothing succeeds like address.
stealing millions
No one earns $100 million. You steal $100 million.
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When I fly, I'm never afraid the plane is going to crash. But there have often been times when I was afraid it wouldn't crash. I was just afraid it was going to circle O'Hare for the rest of my life.
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I never had a typewriter. I never had any machines.
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You can be nasty when you are young, but you really have to be older to achieve bitterness.
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I've never had the experience of being edited and never will.
being-old
There's nothing like being old to be sure of everything.
laziness persons
I'm like the laziest person who ever lived. It's amazing to me I even sit up.
downfall diets
The downfall of most diets is that they restrict your intake of food.