Fran Lebowitz Quotes About Culture
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People always say "pop culture." As if we have some high culture to distinguish it from.
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We live in a culture where everyone is perfectly willing to do this [to make a lot of money], and they're just looking for the opportunity. Obviously, a person who is really dumb is not gonna make a zillion dollars. But for a person who is really smart, really smart, it's a boring pursuit. It's not endlessly fascinating.
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If you're going to America, bring your own food.
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There's too much democracy in the culture, not enough in the society.
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Now the culture is made of old things, it's a collage. Art made out of art is not art. You're supposed to make art out of life.
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In fact, we live in a culture where intelligence, exceptional or not, is reviled.
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If you removed all of the homosexuals and homosexual influence from what is generally regarded as American culture, you would pretty much be left with Let's Make a Deal.
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