Quotes by

Fran Lebowitz

Twenty-four-hour room service generally refers to the length of time that it takes for the club sandwich to arrive. This is indeed disheartening, particularly when you – Fran Lebowitz

Success didnt spoil me, Ive always been insufferable. – Fran Lebowitz

Romantic love is mental illness. But its a pleasurable one. Its a drug. It distorts reality, and thats the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw. – Fran Lebowitz

Life is something to do when you cant get to sleep. – Fran Lebowitz

You cant go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do. – Fran Lebowitz

All Gods children are not beautiful. Most of Gods children are, in fact, barely presentable. – Fran Lebowitz

If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, dont teach him to subtract teach him to deduct. – Fran Lebowitz

Youre only as good as your last haircut. – Fran Lebowitz

If youre going to America, bring your own food. – Fran Lebowitz

I must take issue with the term a mere child, for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult. – Fran Lebowitz

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. – Fran Lebowitz

Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs. – Fran Lebowitz

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

Polite conversation is rarely either. – 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. – Fran Lebowitz

Andy Warhol made fame more famous. – Fran Lebowitz

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

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

The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink. – Fran Lebowitz

When it comes to sports I am not particularly interested. Generally speaking, I look upon them as dangerous and tiring activities performed by people with whom I share nothing except the right to trial by jury. – Fran Lebowitz