Quote

I always liked people who are older. Of course, every year it gets harder to find them.

Fran Lebowitz

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Fran Lebowitz
Age: 73
Born: 1950
Born: October 27
Author
Humorist
Journalist
Orator
Writer
Morristown
NJ
Frances Ann Lebowitz
Robert Paine Cook
Always
Gets
People
Courses
Course
Year
Age
Find
Liked
Every
Older
Years
Harder

More quotes by Fran Lebowitz

Image
If you're going to America, bring your own food.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
To me the outdoors is what you must pass through in order to get from your apartment into a taxicab.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
If you read a lot, nothing is as great as you've imagined. Venice is - Venice is better.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
There's nothing like being old to be sure of everything.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
Generally speaking, the poorer person summers where he winters.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
Knowingness is sexy. The opposite of sexy is naivete.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
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.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
Anti-smoking sentiment has replaced middle-class morality entirely. The smoker has taken the place of the homosexual. Today you hear people say things about smokers that used to be said about homosexuals - they pollute the environment you don't want them around your children.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
In Rome people spend most of their time having lunch. And they do it very well - Rome is unquestionably the lunch capital of the world.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
I do not think everyone is created equal. In fact, I know they're not. [The Constitution] means that everyone should have the same laws as everyone else. It doesn't mean that everyone's as smart or as cute or as lucky as everyone else.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
My dream writing room would be the Imperial Library in Vienna.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
I'm very lazy, I hate to work.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
When I fly, I'm never afraid the plane is going to crash. But there have often been times when I was afraid it wouldn't crash. I was just afraid it was going to circle O'Hare for the rest of my life.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
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.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
I hate, simply, to work. I just hate to work, period. I am profoundly slothful. Practically inert.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
Nothing lasts. So it's my belief, yes, I know a lot of the things that we liked didn't last, but maybe things we don't like, they're also not going to last. There has been progress in my lifetime. There are certainly things that are better than when I was young, and there are things that are worse. New York City, it's worse. There's no question.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
Because I was young, I had this long hair, and people used to try to tip me with joints.
Fran Lebowitz
Image
Children do not really need money. After all, they don't have to pay rent or send mailgrams.
Fran Lebowitz