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Lily Tomlin

Why is it that when we talk to God we’re said to be praying but when God talks to us we’re schizophrenic?
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Deep God Hypocrisy Prayer Talk
There will be sex after death, we just won’t be able to feel it.
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Death Feeling Sex
I try to be cynical, but it’s so hard to keep up.
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Hard Myself Try
If you can’t be direct, why be?
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Direct Yourself
I worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up something else.
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Myself Thinking Worry
Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.
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Leadership Reality Touch
We don’t care. We don’t have to. We’re the phone company.
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Care Company Phone
Well, if I can be of any help at all, you are in worse trouble than I thought.
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Help Myself Thinking Trouble Worst
What I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
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Audience Brain Knowledge Myself Praise Thinking
The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.
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Deep Race Trouble Win Yourself
I 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.
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Actor Community Famous Myself Stage Yourself
Language was invented because of the deep human need to complain.
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Complain Human Invention Language
I have always felt that humor was a wonderful vehicle to let us become connected with each other and ourselves; I try to portray the similarities and polarities in men and women, so that we can acknowledge and embrace our collective consciousness.
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Collection Conscious Feeling Humor Vehicle Wonderful
We are people with lives, not consumers with lifestyles.
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Consumption Life Live People Style
I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.
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Action Deep Inspirational Motivational Myself
I worry about kids today – because of the sexual revolution, they’re going to grow up and never know what “dirty” means.
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Children Dirty Myself Revolution Sex Worry

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