Educational television should be absolutely forbidden. It can only lead to unreasonable disappointment when your child discovers that the letters of the alphabet do not leap up out of books and dance around with royal-blue chickens.

Quote by Fran Lebowitz

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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.

Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.

The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them...

The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them...

You're only as good as your last haircut.

You're only as good as your last haircut.

Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because...

Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because...

If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest...

If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest...

All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.

All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.

Women who insist upon having the same options as men would do well to consider...

Women who insist upon having the same options as men would do well to consider...

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.

Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.

My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as...

My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as...

No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he...

No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he...

My favorite animal is steak.

My favorite animal is steak.

Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it...

Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it...

In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.

In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.

I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or...

I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or...

There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any...

There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any...

Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is...

Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is...

Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.

Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life...

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life...

And the tree was happy

And the tree was happy