Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.
LILY TOMLINReality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.
LILY TOMLINHaving 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.
LILY TOMLINI always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
LILY TOMLINIf beauty is truth, why don’t women go to the library to have their hair done?
LILY TOMLINInfinity is just time on an ego trip.
LILY TOMLINDon’t be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.
LILY TOMLINI like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
LILY TOMLINBut 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 TOMLINI 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 TOMLINWell, if I can be of any help at all, you are in worse trouble than I thought.
LILY TOMLINWouldn’t it be great if we all grew up to be what we wanted to be? The world would be full of nurses, firemen, and ballerinas.
LILY TOMLINIf 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.
LILY TOMLINYou 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.
LILY TOMLINYou are what you think, geez, that’s frightening.
LILY TOMLINCreating characters is just another way to express a type and put that type to use.
LILY TOMLINIf trying harder doesn’t work, try softer.
LILY TOMLIN