We live in a culture where everyone is perfectly willing to do this [to make a lot of money], and they're just looking for the opportunity. Obviously, a person who is really dumb is not gonna make a zillion dollars. But for a person who is really smart, really smart, it's a boring pursuit. It's not endlessly fascinating.
Fran LebowitzTo put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel.
Fran LebowitzI never met anyone who didn't have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood?
Fran LebowitzNow people need special costumes to ride bicycles. I mean, a helmet, what, are you an astronaut??
Fran LebowitzYou know, almost everyone is an irritant to me. I think people have forgotten what the word 'public' means. 'Public' means you're going to be irritated. It's a natural consequence of leaving one's home. You go outside, and there are people who are irritating. I'll be standing on the sidewalk, and someone berates me for smoking. I look at the person and think, but what about your shoes? How can you wear shoes like that and have the confidence to accost someone like me?
Fran Lebowitz