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...

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...

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...

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

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

Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one. It's a drug. It distorts...

Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one. It's a drug. It distorts...

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...

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

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

Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one. It's a drug. It distorts...

Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one. It's a drug. It distorts...

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...

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...

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...

My favorite animal is steak.

My favorite animal is steak.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

The Constitution of the United States was created by the people of the United States...

The Constitution of the United States was created by the people of the United States...

America - It is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only...

America - It is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only...

We had too much camel in the fridge, so I tried some ways to preserve...

We had too much camel in the fridge, so I tried some ways to preserve...