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Fran Lebowitz Inspirational Quotes (209)

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[On the writers she admires:] I prefer dead writers, because I don't see them at parties.
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I, unfortunately, take the subway a lot. It's not my preference, but it is my lot in life.
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I'm like the laziest person who ever lived. It's amazing to me I even sit up.
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If people don't hold grudges, it means they just don't care what people do.
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No one I knew talked about money. It's not an area of interest.
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Now the culture is made of old things, it's a collage. Art made out of art is not art. You're supposed to make art out of life.
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People care more about trends now than they do about style. They get so wrapped up in what's happening that they forget how to dress, and they never learn who they are because they never learn how to take care of anything.
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It's much easier to write a solemn book than a funny book. It's harder to make people laugh than it is to make them cry. People are always on the verge of tears.
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The Italians are the most civilized people. And they're very warm. Basically, they're Jews with great architecture.
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The first people who died of AIDS were artists. They were the most interesting people.
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I'm a horrible girlfriend. I always was. I'm great at the beginning, because I can be very romantic.
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I write a sentence a thousand times, changing it all the time to look at it in different ways.
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Now people need special costumes to ride bicycles. I mean, a helmet, what, are you an astronaut??
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We live in a culture where everyone is perfectly willing to do this [to make a lot of money], and they're just looking for the opportunity. Obviously, a person who is really dumb is not gonna make a zillion dollars. But for a person who is really smart, really smart, it's a boring pursuit. It's not endlessly fascinating.
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I think one manifestation of integrity is holding a grudge. Saying no is a little different. Holding a grudge is the modern equivalent of having standards.
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When I saw a phone on a plane for the first time, I panicked ... I thought people were going to call me.
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I'm very lazy, I hate to work.
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