I can handle reality in small doses, but as a lifestyle, it’s much too confining.
LILY TOMLINIt’s a more ridiculing, divisive humor today.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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I try to be cynical, but it’s so hard to keep up.
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If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?
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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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I was always drawn to more the social-expression-of-culture types.
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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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Exercise is for people who can’t handle drugs or alcohol.
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Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.
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The phone company handles 84 billion calls a year-everything from kings, queens, and presidents to the scum of the earth.
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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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Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.
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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 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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Why isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?
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Every day I read the newspapers, and no matter how cynical I get, it’s imposssible to keep up.
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Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
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