Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
LILY TOMLINWhy is it that when we talk to God we’re said to be praying but when God talks to us we’re schizophrenic?
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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For fast-acting relief try slowing down.
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Language was invented because of the deep human need to complain.
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I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain.
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I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.
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If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you’re not considered well viewed.
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Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
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Exercise is for people who can’t handle drugs or alcohol.
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Creating characters is just another way to express a type and put that type to use.
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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.
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Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.
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9 to 5 made people aware of equal pay for equal work. It hasn’t really happened, but it has come closer.
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Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It’s the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them.
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If life is so meaningless, then why are we always bringing it up?
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Maybe if people started to listen, history would stop repeating itself.
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It’s a more ridiculing, divisive humor today.
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