If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?
LILY TOMLINHaving a real public outlet is how you imprint something for yourself. It’s just a matter of timing. It’s like you’ve marked your territory.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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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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Exercise is for people who can’t handle drugs or alcohol.
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Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
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Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.
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It’s a more ridiculing, divisive humor today.
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For fast-acting relief try slowing down.
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If I had known what it would be like to have it all – I might have been willing to settle for less.
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You can’t expect insights, even the big ones, to make you suddenly understand everything. But I figure: Hey it’s a step in the right direction if they leave you confused in a deeper way.
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My politics are just inclined to be empathetic and humanistic. I grew up with so many different kinds of people with different politics, different religion, no religion, no politics, education, no education, and I was infatuated with all of them.
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Don’t be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.
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When I’ve had a meltdown, people will say to me, “Well, you failed to keep your sense of humor.”
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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.
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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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Infinity is just time on an ego trip.
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The best mind-altering drug is the truth.
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