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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.


Fran Lebowitz

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FRAN TARKENTON None of us really pushes hard enough.
FRAN TARKENTON People don't change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so.
FRAN TARKENTON If football taught me anything about business, it is that you win the game one play at a time.
FRAN TARKENTON The actors I respect are the real character actors, who are the real chameleon actors that completel...
FRAN KRANZ Once you wake up and smell the coffee, it's hard to go back to sleep.
FRAN DRESCHER People lived in the same apartments for years. You'd meet a group of kids in kindergarten, and y...
FRAN DRESCHER The New York Times Bestseller 'The Amateur,' written by Ed Klein, former editor of the '...
FRAN TARKENTON