We have reason to believe that man first walked upright to free his hands for masturbation.
LILY TOMLINThere will be sex after death, we just won’t be able to feel it.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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I feel some part of me can wake up and be very existential and the next day wake up and be sort of in love with the universe.
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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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What I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
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Why isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?
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If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
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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 try to be cynical, but it’s so hard to keep up.
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Creating characters is just another way to express a type and put that type to use.
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Even when I’m being funny, I’m deadly serious.
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Having 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.
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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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Remember we’re all in this alone.
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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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Does your mind feel more and more like teflon? Nothing sticks to it?
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There’s so much plastic in this culture that vinyl leopard skin is becoming an endangered synthetic.
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