If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?
LILY TOMLINThe road to success is always under construction.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.
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Creating characters is just another way to express a type and put that type to use.
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Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
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Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It’s the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them.
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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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But there are too many people that make so much money at the cost of lives of other humans and for no reason but to make the money.
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I think life is perverse. It can be beautiful, but it won’t.
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I try to be cynical, but it’s so hard to keep up.
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Language was invented because of the deep human need to complain.
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Being a New Yorker is never having to say you are sorry.
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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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I can handle reality in small doses, but as a lifestyle, it’s much too confining.
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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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We are people with lives, not consumers with lifestyles.
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When I’ve had a meltdown, people will say to me, “Well, you failed to keep your sense of humor.”
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