Facts about Fran Lebowitz 
Summary
Fran Lebowitz (born as Frances Ann Lebowitz in Morristown, New Jersey) is a famous Journalist from USA, he is still alive and was born October 27, 1951.
Biography
Frances Ann "Fran" Lebowitz is an American author. Lebowitz is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York sensibilities. Some reviewers have called her a modern-day Dorothy Parker Zodiac etc.
He is born under the zodiac scorpio, who is known for Transient, Self-Willed, Purposeful, Unyielding.
Our collection contains 49 quotes who is written / told by Fran, under the main topics: Art, Pet, Teen.
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Source / external links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran_Lebowitz
Famous quotes by Fran Lebowitz (49)
"Nothing succeeds like address"
"Your life story would not make a good book. Don't even try"
"Remember that as a teenager you are in the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear the phone is for you"
"My favorite animal is steak"
"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"
"Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met"
"Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back"
"Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one. It's a drug. It distorts reality, and that's the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw"
"Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs"
"I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota"
"I never met anyone who didn't have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood?"
"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"
"I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not"
"Humility is no substitute for a good personality"
"Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications"
"Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine"
"Food is an important part of a balanced diet"
"Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky"
"Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add"
"Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won't feel like watching"
"Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully"
"Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure"
"Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat"
"Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq"
"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"
"Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying"
"Andy Warhol made fame more famous"
"All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable"
"Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat"
"To put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel"
"There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior"
"The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink"
"The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting"
"The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive"
"Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable"
"Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra"
"Scientists - the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set"
"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"
"Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep"
"In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy"
"In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra"
"If you're going to America, bring your own food"
"If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don't teach him to subtract teach him to deduct"
"If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words"
"I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not"
"I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word - politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit"
"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"
"If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail"
"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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