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.
LILY TOMLINTo me, “sexual freedom” means freedom from having to have sex.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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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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My politics are just inclined to be empathetic and humanistic. I grew up with so many different kinds of people with different politics, different religion, no religion, no politics, education, no education, and I was infatuated with all of them.
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The best mind-altering drug is the truth.
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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 you can’t be direct, why be?
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Being a New Yorker is never having to say you are sorry.
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Language was invented because of the deep human need to complain.
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After all, in private, we’re all misfits.
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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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When I’ve had a meltdown, people will say to me, “Well, you failed to keep your sense of humor.”
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There’s nothing sadder than getting to the end of your life and saying, ‘I didn’t do it right’.
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We are all in this together, by ourselves.
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Remember we’re all in this alone.
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Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.
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To me, “sexual freedom” means freedom from having to have sex.
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