Fran Lebowitz

Think before you speak. Read before you think.

books


Fran Lebowitz

Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.

art


Fran Lebowitz

Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure.

business


Fran Lebowitz

There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior.

death


Fran Lebowitz

Andy Warhol made fame more famous.

famous


Fran Lebowitz

Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

food


Fran Lebowitz

My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores. Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.

freedom


Fran Lebowitz

You're only as good as your last haircut.

funny


Fran Lebowitz

Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

funny


Fran Lebowitz

Polite conversation is rarely either.

funny


Fran Lebowitz

If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don't teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.

future


Fran Lebowitz

All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.

god


Fran Lebowitz

You're only as good as your last haircut.

good


Fran Lebowitz

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

great


Fran Lebowitz

You can't go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.

hope


Fran Lebowitz

Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.

life


Fran Lebowitz

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.

love


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