We are people with lives, not consumers with lifestyles.
LILY TOMLINI was always drawn to more the social-expression-of-culture types.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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Growing up in Michigan was fine, until I realized where I was.
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Instead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest – then we can all die laughing.
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If 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.
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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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I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
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Why isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?
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Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.
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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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I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
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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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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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9 to 5 made people aware of equal pay for equal work. It hasn’t really happened, but it has come closer.
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Did you know, throughout the cosmos they found intelligent life forms that play to play? We are the only ones that play to win. Explains why we have more than our share of losers.
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Truth is, I’ve always been selling out. The difference is that in the past, I looked like I had integrity because there were no buyers.
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If life is so meaningless, then why are we always bringing it up?
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