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.
LILY TOMLINInfinity is just time on an ego trip.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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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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You know being relevant or coming up with something interesting, funny to say about what’s current is just as hard as it might ever be depending on the serendipity of it all.
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Why isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?
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The road to success is always under construction.
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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 you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you’re not considered well viewed.
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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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Does your mind feel more and more like teflon? Nothing sticks to it?
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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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The start to a better world is the belief that it is possible.
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There will be sex after death, we just won’t be able to feel it.
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I guess if people couldn’t profit from war I don’t think there would be war.
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Being a New Yorker is never having to say you are sorry.
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We have reason to believe that man first walked upright to free his hands for masturbation.
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Don’t be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.
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