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.
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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If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
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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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For fast-acting relief try slowing down.
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The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.
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What I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
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We have reason to believe that man first walked upright to free his hands for masturbation.
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If trying harder doesn’t work, try softer.
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If evolution was worth its salt, it should’ve evolved something better than ‘survival of the fittest.’ I think a better idea would be ‘survival of the wittiest.’ At least, that way, creatures that didn’t survive could’ve died laughing.
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If beauty is truth, why don’t women go to the library to have their hair done?
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Every day I read the newspapers, and no matter how cynical I get, it’s imposssible to keep up.
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Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
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You are what you think, geez, that’s frightening.
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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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9 to 5 made people aware of equal pay for equal work. It hasn’t really happened, but it has come closer.
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Creating characters is just another way to express a type and put that type to use.
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