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Fran Lebowitz
American writer
WORDS ABOUT WORDS
Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast the disc jockey is not allowed to talk.
—Fran Lebowitz, American writer, Metropolitan Life, 1978

Posted on March 3, 1999 at 7:32 PM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

Spilling your guts is exactly as charming as it sounds.
—Fran Lebowitz, American writer, Social Studies

Posted on October 7, 2002 at 10:50 PM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
—Fran Lebowitz, American writer, Social Studies, 1981

Posted on October 24, 2002 at 11:09 AM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
—Fran Lebowitz, American writer, Social Studies, 1981

Posted on December 13, 2002 at 10:22 AM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.
—Fran Lebowitz, American writer, Metropolitan Life

Posted on December 10, 2001 at 5:42 PM

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