Quotes by Fran Lebowitz

About Fran Lebowitz:

Frances Ann "Fran" Lebowitz is 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.
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Think before you speak. Read before you think.

Fran Lebowitz

People have been cooking and eating for thousands of years, so if you are the very first to have thought of adding lime juice to scalloped potatoes try to understand there must be a reason for this.

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.

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

The girl in your class who suggests that this year the Drama Club put on will be a thorn in people's sides all of her life.

Fran Lebowitz

I love sleep because it is both pleasant and safe to use. Pleasant because one is in the best possible company and safe because sleep is the consummate protection against the unseemliness that is the invariable consequence of being awake. What you do...

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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're going to America, bring your own 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 th...

Fran Lebowitz

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

Fran Lebowitz

I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.

Fran Lebowitz

Polite conversation is rarely either.

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.

Fran Lebowitz

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

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Fran Lebowitz

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

Fran Lebowitz

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

Fran Lebowitz

Your life story would not make a good book. Don't even try.

Fran Lebowitz

Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.

Fran Lebowitz

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

Fran Lebowitz

Author Bio

  • NameFran Lebowitz
  • Descriptionauthor and public speaker from the United States
  • AliasesFrances Ann Lebowitz
  • BornOctober 27, 1950
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter