What if it’s boring – or if it’s not boring, it might be too revealing, or worse, it might be too revealing and still be boring.
LILY TOMLINI 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.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.
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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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If life is so meaningless, then why are we always bringing it up?
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If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
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Why isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?
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Being a New Yorker is never having to say you are sorry.
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Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.
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After all, in private, we’re all misfits.
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No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.
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I think life is perverse. It can be beautiful, but it won’t.
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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 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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Well, if I can be of any help at all, you are in worse trouble than I thought.
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Why is it that when we talk to God we’re said to be praying but when God talks to us we’re schizophrenic?
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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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