In the depths of the night, fear grips my heart. It paralyzes my mind. But most of all, I feel very, very alone
LILY TOMLINIn the depths of the night, fear grips my heart. It paralyzes my mind. But most of all, I feel very, very alone
LILY TOMLINI feel some part of me can wake up and be very existential and the next day wake up and be sort of in love with the universe.
LILY TOMLINThere’s nothing sadder than getting to the end of your life and saying, ‘I didn’t do it right’.
LILY TOMLINThe larger picture is really to swing people’s awareness of what really is moral.
LILY TOMLINWhy isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?
LILY TOMLINMy 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.
LILY TOMLINI can handle reality in small doses, but as a lifestyle, it’s much too confining.
LILY TOMLINI try to be cynical, but it’s so hard to keep up.
LILY TOMLINThe start to a better world is the belief that it is possible.
LILY TOMLINI 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.
LILY TOMLINI like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
LILY TOMLINWouldn’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.
LILY TOMLINIf 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.
LILY TOMLIN9 to 5 made people aware of equal pay for equal work. It hasn’t really happened, but it has come closer.
LILY TOMLINI guess if people couldn’t profit from war I don’t think there would be war.
LILY TOMLINThe best mind-altering drug is the truth.
LILY TOMLIN