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
Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine. -Fran Lebowitz Great
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
I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not. -Fran Lebowitz Chance
Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure. -Fran Lebowitz Business
My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores. Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them. -Fran Lebowitz Freedom
There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior. -Fran Lebowitz Peace
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 Romantic
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
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
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
