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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.

Lily Tomlin

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
There’s nothing sadder than getting to the end of your life and saying, ‘I didn’t do it right’.
LILY TOMLIN

End Life Regret Right Sad Yourself
The phone company handles 84 billion calls a year-everything from kings, queens, and presidents to the scum of the earth.
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Company Earth Name Phone Standard
Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
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Complain Invention Language Man Satisfaction
I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
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Home Myself Teacher Thinking
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.
LILY TOMLIN

Difference Integrity Myself Past Truth
I guess if people couldn’t profit from war I don’t think there would be war.
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Myself People Profit Thinking War
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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Deep God Hypocrisy Prayer Talk
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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Better Cry Feeling Happiness Laughter Price Sad
I bought a box of animal crackers, but there was nothing inside. They’d eaten each other.
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Animal Eat Food Funny Myself
I think life is perverse. It can be beautiful, but it won’t.
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Beautiful Life Myself Pervert Thinking
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
You are what you think, geez, that’s frightening.
LILY TOMLIN

Fear Thinking Yourself
If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
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Love Question Yourself
If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?
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Beautiful Funny Hairs Library Truth
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.
LILY TOMLIN

Place Public Reality Time Yourself

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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