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Lily Tomlin

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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Adult Country Election Hard Work
Language was invented because of the deep human need to complain.
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Complain Human Invention Language
I think life is perverse. It can be beautiful, but it won’t.
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Beautiful Life Myself Pervert Thinking
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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Better Creature Death Evolution Laughter Survive Worth
I worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up something else.
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Myself Thinking Worry
Even when I’m being funny, I’m deadly serious.
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Death Funny Myself Serious
If beauty is truth, why don’t women go to the library to have their hair done?
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Beautiful Hairs Library Woman
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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Place Public Reality Time Yourself
I feel some part of me can wake up and be very existential and the next day wake up and be sort of in love with the universe.
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Existence Feeling Love Universe Wake Up
If trying harder doesn’t work, try softer.
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Hard Inspirational Motivational Perspective Soft Try
I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
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Home Myself Teacher 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
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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Form Intelligence Life Lose Play Share Space Win
When I am happy I feel like crying, but when I am sad I don’t feel like laughing. I think it is better to be happy; then you get two feelings for the price of one.
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Better Cry Feeling Happiness Laughter Price Sad
Every day I read the newspapers, and no matter how cynical I get, it’s imposssible to keep up.
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Impossible Myself News Reading
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

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