Does your mind feel more and more like teflon? Nothing sticks to it?
LILY TOMLINI like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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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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If trying harder doesn’t work, try softer.
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Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
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My politics are just inclined to be empathetic and humanistic. I grew up with so many different kinds of people with different politics, different religion, no religion, no politics, education, no education, and I was infatuated with all of them.
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If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you’re not considered well viewed.
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Did you know, in the entire universe, we are the only intelligent life forms thought to have a Miss Universe contest?
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Well, if I can be of any help at all, you are in worse trouble than I thought.
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The best mind-altering drug is the truth.
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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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Instead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest – then we can all die laughing.
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Why is it that when we talk to God we’re said to be praying but when God talks to us we’re schizophrenic?
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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 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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I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
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