Success is a ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pocket – The road to success is always under construction.
LILY TOMLINIf 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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When I’ve had a meltdown, people will say to me, “Well, you failed to keep your sense of humor.”
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Exercise is for people who can’t handle drugs or alcohol.
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I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
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No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.
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Infinity is just time on an ego trip.
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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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I still believe that sex is dirty. It’s just that now I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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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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Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.
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We don’t care. We don’t have to. We’re the phone company.
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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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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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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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If you can’t be direct, why be?
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