Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
LILY TOMLINThere will be sex after death, we just won’t be able to feel it.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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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.
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Language was invented because of the deep human need to complain.
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I have always felt that humor was a wonderful vehicle to let us become connected with each other and ourselves; I try to portray the similarities and polarities in men and women, so that we can acknowledge and embrace our collective consciousness.
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I try to be cynical, but it’s so hard to keep up.
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You are what you think, geez, that’s frightening.
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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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When we speak to God, we call it prayer; when God speaks back, we call it psychosis!
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I 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.
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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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For fast-acting relief try slowing down.
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I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain.
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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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What I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
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Infinity is just time on an ego trip.
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Lady, I do not make up things. That is lies. Lies are not true. But the truth could be made up if yo know how. And that’s the truth.
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