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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.

Lily Tomlin

The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.
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Deep Race Trouble Win Yourself
We are people with lives, not consumers with lifestyles.
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Consumption Life Live People Style
I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
LILY TOMLIN

Home Myself Teacher Thinking
For fast-acting relief try slowing down.
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Down Fast relief Slow Try
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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Actor Community Famous Myself Stage Yourself
It’s a more ridiculing, divisive humor today.
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Change Comedy Humor Present Ridicule
Growing up in Michigan was fine, until I realized where I was.
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Born Growth Myself Place
The start to a better world is the belief that it is possible.
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Belief Better Possible Start World
What I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
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Audience Brain Knowledge Myself Praise Thinking
When I am happy I feel like crying, but when I am sad I don’t feel like laughing. I think it is better to be happy; then you get two feelings for the price of one.
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Better Cry Feeling Happiness Laughter Price Sad
The phone company handles 84 billion calls a year-everything from kings, queens, and presidents to the scum of the earth.
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Company Earth Name Phone Standard
I still believe that sex is dirty. It’s just that now I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Believe Dirty Myself Sex
No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.
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Change Enough Myself Transformation
We don’t care. We don’t have to. We’re the phone company.
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Care Company Phone
I was always drawn to more the social-expression-of-culture types.
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Culture Expression Myself Social Type
Did you know, throughout the cosmos they found intelligent life forms that play to play? We are the only ones that play to win. Explains why we have more than our share of losers.
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Form Intelligence Life Lose Play Share Space Win

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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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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