I bought a box of animal crackers, but there was nothing inside. They’d eaten each other.
LILY TOMLINI personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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We are people with lives, not consumers with lifestyles.
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Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.
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You 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.
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I still believe that sex is dirty. It’s just that now I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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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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The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.
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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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If trying harder doesn’t work, try softer.
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Don’t be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.
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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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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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I guess if people couldn’t profit from war I don’t think there would be war.
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The start to a better world is the belief that it is possible.
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There will be sex after death, we just won’t be able to feel it.
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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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