Every day I read the newspapers, and no matter how cynical I get, it’s imposssible to keep up.
LILY TOMLINI 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.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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Maybe if people started to listen, history would stop repeating itself.
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Does your mind feel more and more like teflon? Nothing sticks to it?
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Truth is, I’ve always been selling out. The difference is that in the past, I looked like I had integrity because there were no buyers.
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If I had known what it would be like to have it all – I might have been willing to settle for less.
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I bought a box of animal crackers, but there was nothing inside. They’d eaten each other.
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I worry about kids today – because of the sexual revolution, they’re going to grow up and never know what “dirty” means.
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Even when I’m being funny, I’m deadly serious.
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If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
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I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain.
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When we speak to God, we call it prayer; when God speaks back, we call it psychosis!
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Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It’s the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them.
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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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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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After all, in private, we’re all misfits.
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You can’t expect insights, even the big ones, to make you suddenly understand everything. But I figure: Hey it’s a step in the right direction if they leave you confused in a deeper way.
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