579 Quotes by Fran Lebowitz

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    No one I knew talked about money. It’s not an area of interest.

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    It’s very important when making a friend to check and see if they have a private plane. People think a good personality trait in a friend is kindness or a sense of humor. No, in a friend a good personality trait is a Gulfstream.

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    I’ve never seen the Kardashians; I’m not sure who they are. But I know a lot about them because it’s impossible not to.

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    I am alternately very gregarious – very sociable – and then very solitary.

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    Do not elicit your child’s political opinions. He doesn’t know any more than you do.

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    Never allow your child to call you by your first name. He hasn’t known you long enough.

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    It’s very disheartening to encounter a fearful twenty-one year old. They haven’t earned the right to be that afraid. It’s not like we’re living in war-torn Bosnia or something.

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    The Word Lady: Most Often Used to Describe Someone You Wouldn’t Want to Talk to for Even Five Minutes.

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