Infinity is just time on an ego trip.
LILY TOMLINI was always drawn to more the social-expression-of-culture types.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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I guess if people couldn’t profit from war I don’t think there would be war.
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Why isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?
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Every day I read the newspapers, and no matter how cynical I get, it’s imposssible to keep up.
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What I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
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Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
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If beauty is truth, why don’t women go to the library to have their hair done?
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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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Remember we’re all in this alone.
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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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Did you know, throughout the cosmos they found intelligent life forms that play to play? We are the only ones that play to win. Explains why we have more than our share of losers.
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I try to be cynical, but it’s so hard to keep up.
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The road to success is always under construction.
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No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.
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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 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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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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Well, if I can be of any help at all, you are in worse trouble than I thought.
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After all, in private, we’re all misfits.
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If life is so meaningless, then why are we always bringing it up?
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I worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up something else.
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You are what you think, geez, that’s frightening.
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What if it’s boring – or if it’s not boring, it might be too revealing, or worse, it might be too revealing and still be boring.
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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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Wouldn’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.
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If you can’t be direct, why be?
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Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.
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