Being a New Yorker is never having to say you are sorry.
LILY TOMLINBeing a New Yorker is never having to say you are sorry.
LILY TOMLINRemember we’re all in this alone.
LILY TOMLINSuccess is a ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pocket – The road to success is always under construction.
LILY TOMLINWhen we speak to God, we call it prayer; when God speaks back, we call it psychosis!
LILY TOMLINDid you know, in the entire universe, we are the only intelligent life forms thought to have a Miss Universe contest?
LILY TOMLINIf 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.
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.
LILY TOMLINWhen I’ve had a meltdown, people will say to me, “Well, you failed to keep your sense of humor.”
LILY TOMLINMan invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
LILY TOMLINTo me, “sexual freedom” means freedom from having to have sex.
LILY TOMLINEvery day I read the newspapers, and no matter how cynical I get, it’s imposssible to keep up.
LILY TOMLINFor fast-acting relief try slowing down.
LILY TOMLINI worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up something else.
LILY TOMLINWhy is it that when we talk to God we’re said to be praying but when God talks to us we’re schizophrenic?
LILY TOMLINIf life is so meaningless, then why are we always bringing it up?
LILY TOMLINIf I had known what it would be like to have it all – I might have been willing to settle for less.
LILY TOMLIN