Fran Lebowitz Quotes

• If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.

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• As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.

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• You’re only as good as your last haircut.

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• Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

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• If you’re going to America, bring your own food.

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• Special-interest publications should realize that if they are attracting enough advertising and readers to make a profit, the interest is not so special.

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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.

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  Tags in Adulthood

• Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.

  Fran Lebowitz

  Topics in Life

• 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.

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Fran Lebowitz (69)

Birth:	27th October, 1950
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actress, Author, Speaker

About

Fran Lebowitz was born in Morristown, New Jersey, USA. She is an American author, actress, and public speaker. She 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. She has written several books include: Metropolitan Life, Social Studies, The Fran Lebowitz Reader, and Mr. Chas and Lisa Sue Meet the Pandas. Her role in several films including Public Speaking, Beautiful Darling, and Resident Alien.

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