No one's supposed to be the president. This is not England. And it's not just the Bush family, all families designate each child as having some particular trait.
Fran LebowitzPeople elect the President for reasons that have nothing to do with his ability to be president.
Fran LebowitzIf you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don't teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.
Fran LebowitzYou 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 LebowitzWe 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 Lebowitz