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Growing up in Michigan was fine, until I realized where I was.

Lily Tomlin

Every day I read the newspapers, and no matter how cynical I get, it’s imposssible to keep up.
LILY TOMLIN

Impossible Myself News Reading
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 TOMLIN

Collection Conscious Feeling Humor Vehicle Wonderful
If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
LILY TOMLIN

Love Question Yourself
You can’t expect insights, even the big ones, to make you suddenly understand everything. But I figure: Hey it’s a step in the right direction if they leave you confused in a deeper way.
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Big Confusion Deep Direction Expectation Leaving Right Understand Way
Well, if I can be of any help at all, you are in worse trouble than I thought.
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Help Myself Thinking Trouble Worst
If I had known what it would be like to have it all – I might have been willing to settle for less.
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Fame Myself Settle Willing
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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Adult Country Election Hard Work
Growing up in Michigan was fine, until I realized where I was.
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Born Growth Myself Place
Exercise is for people who can’t handle drugs or alcohol.
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Alcohol Control Drugs Exercise People
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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Children Dirty Myself Revolution Sex Worry
Remember we’re all in this alone.
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Alone One Liner Remember
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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Equality Money Pay People Work
Lady, I do not make up things. That is lies. Lies are not true. But the truth could be made up if yo know how. And that’s the truth.
LILY TOMLIN

Lying Make Up True Yourself
Creating characters is just another way to express a type and put that type to use.
LILY TOMLIN

Creation Expression Type Way
If beauty is truth, why don’t women go to the library to have their hair done?
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Beautiful Hairs Library Woman
What if it’s boring – or if it’s not boring, it might be too revealing, or worse, it might be too revealing and still be boring.
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Boredom Hide Reveal Worst

Growing up in Michigan was fine, until I realized where I was.

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