Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
LILY TOMLINI always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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Did you know, in the entire universe, we are the only intelligent life forms thought to have a Miss Universe contest?
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Maybe if people started to listen, history would stop repeating itself.
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Why isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?
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In the depths of the night, fear grips my heart. It paralyzes my mind. But most of all, I feel very, very alone
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If life is so meaningless, then why are we always bringing it up?
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Even when I’m being funny, I’m deadly serious.
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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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Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.
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Why is it that when we talk to God we’re said to be praying but when God talks to us we’re schizophrenic?
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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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We are people with lives, not consumers with lifestyles.
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Infinity is just time on an ego trip.
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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.
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The best mind-altering drug is the truth.
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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.
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