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

Topics: Television Quotes

I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you...

I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you...

There are different kinds of love, but they all have the same aim: possession

There are different kinds of love, but they all have the same aim: possession

Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to...

Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to...

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

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.

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...

Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure...

Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure...

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...

As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will...

As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will...

I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.

I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.

Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.

Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.

Los Angeles is a large city-like area surrounding the Beverly Hills Hotel

Los Angeles is a large city-like area surrounding the Beverly Hills Hotel

I never met anyone who didn't have a very smart child. What happens to these...

I never met anyone who didn't have a very smart child. What happens to these...

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

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

Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you...

Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you...

Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat...

Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat...

Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about...

Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about...

A man has no religion who has not slowly and painfully gathered one together, adding...

A man has no religion who has not slowly and painfully gathered one together, adding...

Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.

Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.