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Lily Tomlin

Every day I read the newspapers, and no matter how cynical I get, it’s imposssible to keep up.
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Impossible Myself News Reading
I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
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Career Important Myself Regret
Language was invented because of the deep human need to complain.
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Complain Human Invention Language
We are people with lives, not consumers with lifestyles.
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Consumption Life Live People Style
I still believe that sex is dirty. It’s just that now I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Believe Dirty Myself Sex
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
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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Better Creature Death Evolution Laughter Survive Worth
What goes up must come down. But don’t expect it to come down where you can find it.
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Expectation Philosophy Yourself
Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
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Myself Success World Worry
I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
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Home Myself Teacher 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
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
If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
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Love Question 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
There will be sex after death, we just won’t be able to feel it.
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Death Feeling Sex
To me, “sexual freedom” means freedom from having to have sex.
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Freedom Myself Sex Willing

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