Fran Lebowitz

Fran Lebowitz

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Fran Lebowitz (b. 1950) is an American author and public speaker who left an enduring mark on the world through both deeds and words. Beyond her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York City sensibilities and her association with many prominent figures of the New York art scene of the 1970s and 1980s, including Andy Warhol, Martin Scorsese, Jerome Robbins, Robert Mapplethorpe, David Wojnarowicz, Candy Darling, and the New York Dolls, Fran Lebowitz proved equally skilled at capturing ideas in a sentence or two. 27 of Fran Lebowitz's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Funny, Nature, Food, Women, and Teen. To get a sense of their style, try: "Polite conversation is rarely either."

“Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.”

— Fran Lebowitz

Life

All Quotes by Fran Lebowitz

“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.”

— Fran Lebowitz

Love

“Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.”

— Fran Lebowitz

Life

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

— Fran Lebowitz

Death

“Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs.”

— Fran Lebowitz

Nature

“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.”

— Fran Lebowitz

Women

“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

Teen

“If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don't teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.”

— Fran Lebowitz

Future

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

— Fran Lebowitz

God

“If you're going to America, bring your own food.”

— Fran Lebowitz

Food

“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.”

— Fran Lebowitz

Art

“Polite conversation is rarely either.”

— Fran Lebowitz

Funny

“You're only as good as your last haircut.”

— Fran Lebowitz

Funny

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

— Fran Lebowitz

Business

“Andy Warhol made fame more famous.”

— Fran Lebowitz

Famous

“Food is an important part of a balanced diet.”

— Fran Lebowitz

Diet

“You can't go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.”

— Fran Lebowitz

Hope

“Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.”

— Fran Lebowitz

Great

“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.”

— Fran Lebowitz

Experience

“Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.”

— Fran Lebowitz

Success

“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

Nature