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Polite conversation is rarely either.

~Fran Lebowitz

Topics: Conversation Either Polite Rarely

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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.

~Fran Lebowitz

Topics: Been Book Cause Having High High School Just Publications School Unpopular

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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.

~Fran Lebowitz

Topics: Be Happy Happy Hear Last Life Phone Stage Teenager Will You Your

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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 they probably are to them.

~Fran Lebowitz

Topics: Adult Airport Area Between Consenting Department Desire Exchanges Freedom Freedom Of Speech Hotel Interest Little Me Only Parks Private Public Restaurants Speech Stores Streets Them Verbal

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Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.

~Fran Lebowitz

Topics: Add Anything Bother Children Discussing Rarely Sex Small Small Children

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All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.

~Fran Lebowitz

Topics: Barely Beautiful Children Fact God In Fact Most

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Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.

~Fran Lebowitz

Topics: Before Born Both Could Happened Like Met Original Original Sin People Possibly Sin Thought Were You

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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

~Fran Lebowitz

Topics: Algebra Assure Conscious Firm Life Real Real Life Refusal Remain Stand Thing You Your

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

~Fran Lebowitz

Topics: Business Contrary Dance Hustle New Old Opinion Popular Procedure Step

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

~Fran Lebowitz

Topics: Any Attempt Behavior Death Inner Inner Peace Nervousness Only Otherwise Peace Prove Thing Unacceptable

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: October 27th, 1950

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