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I've never seen the Kardashians I'm not sure who they are. But I know a lot about them because it's impossible not to.

Fran Lebowitz

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Fran Lebowitz
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 27
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Humorist
Journalist
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Morristown
NJ
Frances Ann Lebowitz
Robert Paine Cook
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Perhaps one of the more noteworthy trends of our time is the occupation of buildings accompanied by the taking of hostages. The perpetrators of these deeds are generally motivated by political grievance, social injustice, and the deeply felt desire to see how they look on TV.
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Do not have your child's hair cut by a real hairdresser in a real hairdressing salon. He is, at this point, far too short to be exposed to contempt.
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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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Being offended is a natural consequence of leaving the house.
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New York was always more expensive than any other place in the United States, but you could live in New York - and by New York, I mean Manhattan. Brooklyn was the borough of grandparents. We didn't live well. We lived in these horrible places. But you could live in New York. And you didn't have to think about money every second.
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Children are much less annoying [than adults] and they never start trends.
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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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In New York we have zillions of different kinds of people, many of them hate each other, but violence based on that hatred is really uncommon here.
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No one earns $100 million. You steal $100 million.
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No one's supposed to be the president. This is not England. And it's not just the Bush family, all families designate each child as having some particular trait.
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Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one.
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Marriage entitles women to the protection of a strong man who will steady the stepladder while they paint the kitchen ceiling.
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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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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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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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Abandon the search for Truth settle for a good fantasy
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Food is definitely important part of your balanced diet.
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Even when America is not working that well, it still works better than other places.
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My dream writing room would be the Imperial Library in Vienna.
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I never wanted to have any extra money, if it meant having to have any extra work.
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