After all, in private, we’re all misfits.
LILY TOMLINBeing a New Yorker is never having to say you are sorry.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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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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Remember we’re all in this alone.
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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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No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.
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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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For fast-acting relief try slowing down.
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Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.
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Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
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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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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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Every day I read the newspapers, and no matter how cynical I get, it’s imposssible to keep up.
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Lady, I do not make up things. That is lies. Lies are not true. But the truth could be made up if yo know how. And that’s the truth.
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When I’ve had a meltdown, people will say to me, “Well, you failed to keep your sense of humor.”
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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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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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