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.
LILY TOMLINEvery day I read the newspapers, and no matter how cynical I get, it’s imposssible to keep up.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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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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What if it’s boring – or if it’s not boring, it might be too revealing, or worse, it might be too revealing and still be boring.
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What goes up must come down. But don’t expect it to come down where you can find it.
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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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There’s so much plastic in this culture that vinyl leopard skin is becoming an endangered synthetic.
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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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Even when I’m being funny, I’m deadly serious.
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When I am happy I feel like crying, but when I am sad I don’t feel like laughing. I think it is better to be happy; then you get two feelings for the price of one.
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We are all in this together, by ourselves.
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I can handle reality in small doses, but as a lifestyle, it’s much too confining.
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For fast-acting relief try slowing down.
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If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
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Having a real public outlet is how you imprint something for yourself. It’s just a matter of timing. It’s like you’ve marked your territory.
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If you can’t be direct, why be?
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If you have a dog or a cat, you know how developed they can be. How sensitive, how aware. They suffer. We all do.
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