I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
LILY TOMLINPeople hire me to create some kind of archetype or some culture type, or something. I guess they accept whatever I come up with.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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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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We are people with lives, not consumers with lifestyles.
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Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.
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Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.
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The start to a better world is the belief that it is possible.
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I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain.
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I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
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My 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.
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Exercise is for people who can’t handle drugs or alcohol.
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Why isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?
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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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No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.
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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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We have reason to believe that man first walked upright to free his hands for masturbation.
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I worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up something else.
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