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.
LILY TOMLINSometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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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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Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
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Does your mind feel more and more like teflon? Nothing sticks to it?
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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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We have reason to believe that man first walked upright to free his hands for masturbation.
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The road to success is always under construction.
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If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?
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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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I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
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Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.
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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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What I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
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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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You are what you think, geez, that’s frightening.
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For fast-acting relief try slowing down.
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