I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.
LILY TOMLINAfter all, in private, we’re all misfits.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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The larger picture is really to swing people’s awareness of what really is moral.
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The best mind-altering drug is the truth.
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If beauty is truth, why don’t women go to the library to have their hair done?
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Does your mind feel more and more like teflon? Nothing sticks to it?
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We have reason to believe that man first walked upright to free his hands for masturbation.
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Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
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If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?
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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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9 to 5 made people aware of equal pay for equal work. It hasn’t really happened, but it has come closer.
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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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Language was invented because of the deep human need to complain.
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Even when I’m being funny, I’m deadly serious.
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What I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
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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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Exercise is for people who can’t handle drugs or alcohol.
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