"I'd rather have the thieves than the neighbors - the thieves don't impose. Thieves just want your things, neighbors want your time."
— Larry David
Id Rather Have The Thieves Than
I'd rather have the thieves than the neighbors - the thieves don't impose. Thieves just want your things, neighbors want your time.
About this quote
This observation comes from Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO), in which Larry David's fictionalized self makes the case that thieves, who want only your possessions, are less intrusive than neighbors, who want your time and attention. The joke captures the show's characteristic logic: taking a socially unacceptable position and arguing for it with such rigorous internal consistency that it becomes, momentarily, persuasive.
Source
Curb Your Enthusiasm