Don’t be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.
LILY TOMLINWhat I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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Well, if I can be of any help at all, you are in worse trouble than I thought.
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Why is it that when we talk to God we’re said to be praying but when God talks to us we’re schizophrenic?
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Exercise is for people who can’t handle drugs or alcohol.
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We are people with lives, not consumers with lifestyles.
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If life is so meaningless, then why are we always bringing it up?
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Wouldn’t it be great if we all grew up to be what we wanted to be? The world would be full of nurses, firemen, and ballerinas.
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I guess if people couldn’t profit from war I don’t think there would be war.
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If trying harder doesn’t work, try softer.
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After all, in private, we’re all misfits.
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Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
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Growing up in Michigan was fine, until I realized where I was.
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Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.
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People hire me to create some kind of archetype or some culture type, or something. I guess they accept whatever I come up with.
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My politics are just inclined to be empathetic and humanistic. I grew up with so many different kinds of people with different politics, different religion, no religion, no politics, education, no education, and I was infatuated with all of them.
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For fast-acting relief try slowing down.
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