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. – Fran Lebowitz
Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine. – Fran Lebowitz
Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky. – Fran Lebowitz
Violet will be a good color for hair at just about the same time that brunette becomes a good color for flowers. – Fran Lebowitz
Its important to debunk the myths of Africa being this benighted continent civilized only when white people arrived. In fact, Africans had been creators of culture for thousands of years before. These were very intelligent, subtle and sophisticated people, with organized societies and great art. – Henry Louis Gates