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 TOMLINIf you have a dog or a cat, you know how developed they can be. How sensitive, how aware. They suffer. We all do.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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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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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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We are all in this together, by ourselves.
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What goes up must come down. But don’t expect it to come down where you can find it.
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If you can’t be direct, why be?
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The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.
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Even when I’m being funny, I’m deadly serious.
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Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
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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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Maybe if people started to listen, history would stop repeating itself.
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I try to be cynical, but it’s so hard to keep up.
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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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The start to a better world is the belief that it is possible.
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If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?
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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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