It’s a more ridiculing, divisive humor today.
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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There’s nothing sadder than getting to the end of your life and saying, ‘I didn’t do it right’.
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Infinity is just time on an ego trip.
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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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Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.
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The larger picture is really to swing people’s awareness of what really is moral.
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I try to be cynical, but it’s so hard to keep up.
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The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.
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Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.
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I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.
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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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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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There will be sex after death, we just won’t be able to feel it.
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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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In the depths of the night, fear grips my heart. It paralyzes my mind. But most of all, I feel very, very alone
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If you can’t be direct, why be?
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