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Lily Tomlin

If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?
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Beautiful Funny Hairs Library Truth
You know being relevant or coming up with something interesting, funny to say about what’s current is just as hard as it might ever be depending on the serendipity of it all.
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Funny Hard Interest Talk Yourself
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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Boredom Hide Reveal Worst
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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Adult Country Election Hard Work
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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Greatness Growth World
No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.
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Change Enough Myself Transformation
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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Better Cry Feeling Happiness Laughter Price Sad
The best mind-altering drug is the truth.
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Best Drugs Mindset One Liner Truth
It’s a more ridiculing, divisive humor today.
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Change Comedy Humor Present Ridicule
I can handle reality in small doses, but as a lifestyle, it’s much too confining.
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Life Myself Reality Small Style
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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Big Confusion Deep Direction Expectation Leaving Right Understand Way
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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Children Dirty Myself Revolution Sex Worry
I 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.
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Actor Community Famous Myself Stage Yourself
I think life is perverse. It can be beautiful, but it won’t.
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Beautiful Life Myself Pervert Thinking
Success is a ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pocket – The road to success is always under construction.
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Construction Hands Ladder Road Success
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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Place Public Reality Time Yourself

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