We are all in this together, by ourselves.
LILY TOMLINI bought a box of animal crackers, but there was nothing inside. They’d eaten each other.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
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Does your mind feel more and more like teflon? Nothing sticks to it?
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I wanted to be a stage actress. I wanted to be a New York actress and have a community with other actors. I didn’t want to get famous; I always thought getting famous was a drag on you.
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I have always felt that humor was a wonderful vehicle to let us become connected with each other and ourselves; I try to portray the similarities and polarities in men and women, so that we can acknowledge and embrace our collective consciousness.
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What I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
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In the depths of the night, fear grips my heart. It paralyzes my mind. But most of all, I feel very, very alone
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We are people with lives, not consumers with lifestyles.
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Even when I’m being funny, I’m deadly serious.
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Infinity is just time on an ego trip.
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The best mind-altering drug is the truth.
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If you can’t be direct, why be?
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Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
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After all, in private, we’re all misfits.
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Success is a ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pocket – The road to success is always under construction.
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You are what you think, geez, that’s frightening.
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