Fran Khr Quotes

The greatness of America is capitalism, free market capitalism. The exceptionalism of American business. ~ Fran Tarkenton

Children are much less annoying [than adults] and they never start trends. ~ Fran Lebowitz

He allowed people to express their racism and bigotry in a way that they haven't been able to in quite a while and they really love him for that. It's a shocking thing to realise people love their hatred more than they care about their own actual lives. The hatred – what is that about? It's a fear of your own weakness. ~ Fran Lebowitz

Telling someone he looks healthy isn't a compliment
it's a second opinion. ~ Fran Lebowitz

Never judge a cover by its book. ~ Fran Lebowitz

Our greatest compatibility was in how we complemented each other's neuroses. ~ Fran Drescher

Bread that must be sliced with an axe is bread that is too nourishing. ~ Fran Lebowitz

Fran McDormand was great because she said, 'What I used to do when I worked with him was I would just walk on the set and I would give him a big hug. Somehow his guard would just drop.' So I took that advice. ~ Charlize Theron

I did a terrible television pilot that was so badly written and dumb that it became a turning point for me and I decided that I would never accept a job just because I needed the money. ~ Fran Drescher

Fran grounded out to the pitcher. Max popped a weak single to right field. Brendan struck out swinging. But the Tigers hopes for a winning season were down to the last out. ~ Fred Bowen

There are some great writers who are great talkers, but there are more great writers who are not great talkers. People seem to think there is some connection between talking and writing, but I love to talk and if there were some connection between the two of them I would be the most prolific writer in the history of the world. ~ Fran Lebowitz

Children do not really need money. After all, they don't have to pay rent or send mailgrams. ~ Fran Lebowitz

Citizen's Band radio renders one accessible to a wide variety of people from all walks of life. It should not be forgotten that all walks of life include conceptual artists, dry cleaners, and living poets. ~ Fran Lebowitz

When I was young, boys didn't type. ~ Fran Lebowitz

Most writers write too much. I have the exact opposite problem. I feel I could write almost anything in a paragraph. I have a natural ability to condense, and so I often think, "Are you kidding me? Five thousand words? How am I gonna make 5,000 words out of that?" ~ Fran Lebowitz

I never met anyone who didn't have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood? ~ Fran Lebowitz

Dear Fran
I'm watching you sleep. You are sucking your thumb. (We're going to need to talk about this.)
I can't pretend you look like a delicately slumbering princess, because you don't. Apart from the thumb business you are twitching around like a ferret and about ten minutes ago you pulled the entire duvet over yourself and left me with nothing. But I've never loved you more than I do right now.
I love you so much. I hope we can have a life together. There's so much I want to say to you. Please wake up soon.
Freddy x ~ Lucy Robinson

It never occurs to one to think whether she is pretty or ugly. One just surrenders to her charm. ~ Francois Mauriac

Should novels generally be 600 pages? No, they should not. Half of writing, maybe 3/4 of writing, is editing. This seems to be a thing that has not gotten through to them. It's my impression that you could get rid of half of most of these books. These people are not good enough to be this long, but they're apparently also not good enough to be shorter. ~ Fran Lebowitz

People's eyes are blobs of jelly. That's what the medic told me one I'd lost my right eye. But her eyes? Her eyes were limitless, like the night sky. Her gaze dissolved into space, as though all human experience could be found in her glassy eyes. I ~ Fran Seen

A book is not supposed to be a mirror. It's supposed to be a door. ~ Fran Lebowitz

polite conversation is rarely either ~ Fran Lebowitz

Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable. ~ Fran Lebowitz

This is a subject I've given a lot of thought to, and I think I have the answer. I've tried to encompass in my theory all the sociological, mythological, religious, philosophical, muscular, economic, cultural, musical, physical, ethical, intellectual, metaphysical, anthropological, gynecological, historical, hormonal, environmental, judicial, legal, moral, ethnic, governmental, linguistic, psychological, schizophrenic, glottal, racial, poetic, dental [this was the logical link] artistic, military, and urinary considerations from prehistoric times to the present.I have been able to synthesize these considerations into one inescapable formulation: men can knock the shit out of women. ~ Fran Ross

It is imperative when flying coach that you restrain any tendency toward the vividly imaginative. For although it may momentarily appear to be the case, it is not at all likely that the cabin is entirely inhabited by crying babies smoking inexpensive domestic cigars. ~ Fran Lebowitz

There are some short essays that are very grave, and most contemporary novels are lighter than air. ~ Fran Lebowitz

Money talks, and bulls*** walks. ~ Fran Drescher

I started as a teenager going up on commercials. ~ Fran Drescher

I believe in talent. I know you're not supposed to believe in that anymore because you're supposed to believe if you just work hard you can do anything. That's how you succeed, maybe. But talent is something you're born with. You cannot acquire it by working hard, and you cannot lose it by lying around either. ~ Fran Lebowitz

When I started publishing, I got offers to write for big magazines. But I would always say, "Well, it's not that I don't want to write for these big magazines, but you can't edit it." ~ Fran Lebowitz