I still believe that sex is dirty. It’s just that now I wouldn’t have it any other way.
LILY TOMLINWhy isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?
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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Don’t be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.
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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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No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.
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I was always drawn to more the social-expression-of-culture types.
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I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain.
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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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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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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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9 to 5 made people aware of equal pay for equal work. It hasn’t really happened, but it has come closer.
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I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
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The start to a better world is the belief that it is possible.
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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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I worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up something else.
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Even when I’m being funny, I’m deadly serious.
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