I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
LILY TOMLINIf you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you’re not considered well viewed.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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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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I worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up something else.
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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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The best mind-altering drug is the truth.
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Lady, I do not make up things. That is lies. Lies are not true. But the truth could be made up if yo know how. And that’s the truth.
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For fast-acting relief try slowing down.
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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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I guess if people couldn’t profit from war I don’t think there would be war.
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You know being relevant or coming up with something interesting, funny to say about what’s current is just as hard as it might ever be depending on the serendipity of it all.
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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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Does your mind feel more and more like teflon? Nothing sticks to it?
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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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What I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
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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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