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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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 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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Civilised adults do not take apple juice with dinner.
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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.
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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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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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The truth is that most families have no smart ones and no pretty ones. Most families are a bunch of unattractive dopes. And it turns out that the Bush family, like most families, has no smart ones. I was not surprised to see this.
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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.