If you can’t be direct, why be?
LILY TOMLIN9 to 5 made people aware of equal pay for equal work. It hasn’t really happened, but it has come closer.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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Don’t be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.
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The road to success is always under construction.
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I worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up something else.
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You are what you think, geez, that’s frightening.
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We are all in this together, by ourselves.
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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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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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For fast-acting relief try slowing down.
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Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
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Well, if I can be of any help at all, you are in worse trouble than I thought.
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The best mind-altering drug is the truth.
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Language was invented because of the deep human need to complain.
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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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No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.
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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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