I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.
LILY TOMLINWhat I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
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But there are too many people that make so much money at the cost of lives of other humans and for no reason but to make the money.
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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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Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.
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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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I guess if people couldn’t profit from war I don’t think there would be war.
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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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We are people with lives, not consumers with lifestyles.
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Wouldn’t it be great if we all grew up to be what we wanted to be? The world would be full of nurses, firemen, and ballerinas.
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We are all in this together, by ourselves.
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What I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
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People hire me to create some kind of archetype or some culture type, or something. I guess they accept whatever I come up with.
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Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.
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Being a New Yorker is never having to say you are sorry.
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Exercise is for people who can’t handle drugs or alcohol.
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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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