What I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
LILY TOMLINWhat I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
LILY TOMLINIf love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
LILY TOMLINIf 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.
LILY TOMLINI still believe that sex is dirty. It’s just that now I wouldn’t have it any other way.
LILY TOMLINReality is nothing but a collective hunch.
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 TOMLINYou 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.
LILY TOMLINExercise is for people who can’t handle drugs or alcohol.
LILY TOMLINInfinity is just time on an ego trip.
LILY TOMLINThings are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.
LILY TOMLINWhen 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.
LILY TOMLINThe trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.
LILY TOMLINIf life is so meaningless, then why are we always bringing it up?
LILY TOMLINThere will be sex after death, we just won’t be able to feel it.
LILY TOMLINThe phone company handles 84 billion calls a year-everything from kings, queens, and presidents to the scum of the earth.
LILY TOMLINMan invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
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