When I’ve had a meltdown, people will say to me, “Well, you failed to keep your sense of humor.”
LILY TOMLIN
LILY TOMLIN
Lily Tomlin on failure
Lily Tomlin88 quotes“When I’ve had a meltdown, people will say to me, “Well, you failed to keep your sense of humor.””
More from Lily Tomlin
Why isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin 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.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin I think life is perverse. It can be beautiful, but it won’t.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin I worry about kids today – because of the sexual revolution, they’re going to grow up and never know what “dirty” means.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin We are all in this together, by ourselves.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin Success is a ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pocket – The road to success is always under construction.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin But there are too many people that make so much money at the cost of lives of other humans and for no reason but to make the money.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin If life is so meaningless, then why are we always bringing it up?
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin Did you know, in the entire universe, we are the only intelligent life forms thought to have a Miss Universe contest?
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin When we speak to God, we call it prayer; when God speaks back, we call it psychosis!
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin I was always drawn to more the social-expression-of-culture types.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin 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.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin People hire me to create some kind of archetype or some culture type, or something. I guess they accept whatever I come up with.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin Truth is, I’ve always been selling out. The difference is that in the past, I looked like I had integrity because there were no buyers.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin To me, “sexual freedom” means freedom from having to have sex.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin
Original quotes
From our community writers
Even with broken wings, she dares to fly. And even with a broken heart, she dares to love.
Divya khandalDivya khandal And I refuse to apologize until the very end for the way that I feel – my feelings are valid too.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados Contemplate your own mortality daily, then see how much we must change.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Poetry is the voice of the soul and the inspiration of the heart.
Teresa PeresTeresa Peres We parted sadly, like children in the street on a pleasant june afternoon.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor And what shall I call you? Yours. In this life, the ones before, and all others thereafter.
Alexandra MichelleAlexandra Michelle If I could go back to a time I’d be with you. And I’d thank you again for almost being the healing to my heart.
Aimee C. HoveyAimee C. Hovey I was a living breathing nightmare and he was my favorite dream catcher.
Juwairiyyah OlgarJuwairiyyah Olgar
Meet the writers
More on failure
You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.
Barack ObamaBarack Obama Love is not blind. It simply enables one to see things others fail to see.
Johnny DeppJohnny Depp I am grateful for all my victories, but I am especially grateful for my losses, because they only made me work harder.
Muhammad AliMuhammad Ali Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.
Coco ChanelCoco Chanel You’ll never find a rainbow if you’re looking down.
Charlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin Do not think of todays failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow.
Helen KellerHelen Keller Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
A. P. J. Abdul KalamA. P. J. Abdul Kalam The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
Henry FordHenry Ford
Keep exploring
More American actresses