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Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast, the disk jockey is not allowed to talk.

~Fran Lebowitz

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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

Topics: Ability Artistic Both Burning Eat Effort Feeling Few Few People Irritate Making Paint Pass People Possess Restless Simply Situation Something Sweet Therefore True Unproductive Urge Very Will Write You

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

~Fran Lebowitz

Topics: America Bring Food Going Own You Your

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

~Fran Lebowitz

Topics: Book Even Good Good Book Life Life Story Make Story Try Would Your

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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

Topics: Around Characters Go Hope Hoping Moral Most People Pretend Will You

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No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.

~Fran Lebowitz

Topics: Absolutely Animal Certain Conversation Ever Furniture He His Hold Jump Own Should Unless Up

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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.

~Fran Lebowitz

Topics: Adult Carry Children Clothes Designer Few Like Off Successfully Worn

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Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football.

~Fran Lebowitz

Topics: Actual Aspiring Being Excuse Football Good Interest Male Only Play Play Football Simply Special Special Interest Woman Women

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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.

~Fran Lebowitz

Topics: Children Even Obvious Relieved Sticky Tend Washed

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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.

~Fran Lebowitz

Topics: Attractive Conversational Grasp His Overachiever Possible Reach Someone Whose

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: October 27th, 1950

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