We are all in this together, by ourselves.
LILY TOMLINTruth 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.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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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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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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If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?
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I still believe that sex is dirty. It’s just that now I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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If evolution was worth its salt, it should’ve evolved something better than ‘survival of the fittest.’ I think a better idea would be ‘survival of the wittiest.’ At least, that way, creatures that didn’t survive could’ve died laughing.
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Don’t be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.
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Success is a ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pocket – The road to success is always under construction.
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When I am happy I feel like crying, but when I am sad I don’t feel like laughing. I think it is better to be happy; then you get two feelings for the price of one.
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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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Being a New Yorker is never having to say you are sorry.
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Maybe if people started to listen, history would stop repeating itself.
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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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People hire me to create some kind of archetype or some culture type, or something. I guess they accept whatever I come up with.
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What goes up must come down. But don’t expect it to come down where you can find it.
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