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Fran Lebowitz Quotes

«Food is an important part of a balanced diet.»
Author: Fran Lebowitz (Humorist, Writer) | About: Food | Keywords: balanced, balanced diet, diet
«Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat»
«Girls who put out are tramps. Girls who don't are ladies. This is, however, a rather archaic usage of the word. Should one of you boys happen upon a girl who doesn't put out, do not jump to the conclusion that you have found a lady. What you have probably found is a lesbian.»
«Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.»
Author: Fran Lebowitz (Humorist, Writer) | Keywords: buying, only if
«Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.»
Author: Fran Lebowitz (Humorist, Writer) | About: Children | Keywords: bother, discussing
«There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior.»
«Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.»
«The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.»
«When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.»
«Your life story would not make a good book. Don't even try.»

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