You can't go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.

Quote by Fran Lebowitz

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When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the...

When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the...

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

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

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.

Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

Polite conversation is rarely either.

Polite conversation is rarely either.

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...

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

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

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...

If you're going to America, bring your own food.

If you're going to America, bring your own food.

Scientists - the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like...

Scientists - the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like...

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...

Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is...

Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is...

My favorite animal is steak.

My favorite animal is steak.