Fran Lebowitz
Frances Ann "Fran" Lebowitz (born October 27, 1950) is an American author. Lebowitz is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York sensibilities. Some reviewers have called her a modern-day Dorothy Parker.
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“Nothing succeeds like address.”
—Fran Lebowitz (b. 1951)
“A child who is not rigorously instructed in the matter of table manners is a child whose future is being dealt with cavalierly. A person who makes an admiral’s hat out of linen napkins is not going to be in wild social demand.”
—Fran Lebowitz (20th century)
“The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.”
—Fran Lebowitz (b. 1950)
“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 (b. 1951)
“If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don’t teach him to subtract—teach him to deduct.”
—Fran Lebowitz (20th century)