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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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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Telling someone he looks healthy isn't a compliment -- it's a second opinion.
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I am alternately very gregarious - very sociable - and then very solitary.
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I wouldn't say that I dislike the young. I'm simply not a fan of naïveté.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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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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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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Presently it appears that people are mainly concerned with being well rested. Those capable of uninterrupted sleep are much admired. Unconsciousness is in great demand. This is the day of the milligram.
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Civilised adults do not take apple juice with dinner.
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Sleep is death without the responsibility.
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Breakfast cereals that come in the same colors as polyester leisure suits make oversleeping a virtue.
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If you're going to America, bring your own food.
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Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.