The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.

Quote by Fran Lebowitz

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You're only as good as your last haircut.

You're only as good as your last haircut.

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

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...

Educational television should be absolutely forbidden. It can only lead to unreasonable disappointment when your...

Educational television should be absolutely forbidden. It can only lead to unreasonable disappointment when your...

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...

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

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

Your life story would not make a good book. Don't even try.

Your life story would not make a good book. Don't even try.

My favorite animal is steak.

My favorite animal is steak.

Nothing succeeds like address.

Nothing succeeds like address.

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...

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...

Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it...

Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it...

Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.

Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.

Remember that as a teenager you are at the last stage of your life when...

Remember that as a teenager you are at the last stage of your life when...

I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my...

I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my...

I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent...

I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent...

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

The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not...

The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not...

You can't go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you...

You can't go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you...

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...