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Frances Ann "Fran" Lebowitz (born October 27 1950) is an American author. Born and raised in Morristown, New Jersey, Lebowitz is best known for her sardonic social commentary on American life through her New York sensibilities. Some reviewers have called her a modern day Dorothy Parker. After being expelled from high school and receiving a GED, Lebowitz worked many odd jobs before being hired by Andy Warhol as a columnist for Interview. This was followed by a stint at Mademoiselle. Her first... full article at wikipedia

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

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.

The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.

Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.

Your responsibility as a parent is not as great as you might imagine. You need not supply the world with the next conqueror of disease or major motion-picture star. If your child simply grows up to be someone who does not use the word collectible as a noun, you can consider yourself an unqualified success.

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

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

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

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

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