I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain.
LILY TOMLINIf trying harder doesn’t work, try softer.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
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We are all in this together, by ourselves.
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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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We don’t care. We don’t have to. We’re the phone company.
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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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Success is a ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pocket – The road to success is always under construction.
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There will be sex after death, we just won’t be able to feel it.
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Remember we’re all in this alone.
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In the depths of the night, fear grips my heart. It paralyzes my mind. But most of all, I feel very, very alone
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If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
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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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Growing up in Michigan was fine, until I realized where I was.
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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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If you have a dog or a cat, you know how developed they can be. How sensitive, how aware. They suffer. We all do.
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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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