Fran Lebowitz Quotes

Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.

Fran Lebowitz

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It is not possible, given any degree of optimism and generosity in regard to people in general, to set a time limit on creative reflection or a limitation on the number of people involved in the creation.

Earle Brown
- People
- Time
- Reflection
Crawford washed her hands a lot. She washed her arms all the way up past her elbows. She just couldn't get enough done in that direction. She was compulsive about being clean, clean, clean!

Fay Wray
- Up
- Done
- She
There's a critic that I love, Manohla Dargis of the 'L.A. Weekly.' I like the underground point of view; it's my old radical sympathies. Maybe I like her because she likes my movies.

Harold Ramis
- Like
- Radical
- Critic
'Obvious' is the most dangerous word in mathematics.

E. T. Bell
The idea that computers can ever replace teachers and schools reveals a deep lack of understanding about the role leadership plays in student success.

Wendy Kopp
There is always shame in the creation of an expressive work, whether it's a book or a clay pot. Every artist worries about how they will be seen by others through their work. When you create, you aspire to do justice to yourself, to remake yourself, and there is always the fear that you will expose the very thing that you hoped to transform.

Rachel Cusk
- Work
- Book
- Fear