I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.
LILY TOMLINWouldn’t it be great if we all grew up to be what we wanted to be? The world would be full of nurses, firemen, and ballerinas.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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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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There will be sex after death, we just won’t be able to feel it.
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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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Even when I’m being funny, I’m deadly serious.
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People hire me to create some kind of archetype or some culture type, or something. I guess they accept whatever I come up with.
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No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.
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For fast-acting relief try slowing down.
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Remember we’re all in this alone.
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I try to be cynical, but it’s so hard to keep up.
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I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
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Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.
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It’s a more ridiculing, divisive humor today.
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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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Creating characters is just another way to express a type and put that type to use.
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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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