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.
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 bought a box of animal crackers, but there was nothing inside. They’d eaten each other.
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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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What I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
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Creating characters is just another way to express a type and put that type to use.
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Exercise is for people who can’t handle drugs or alcohol.
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I feel some part of me can wake up and be very existential and the next day wake up and be sort of in love with the universe.
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I think life is perverse. It can be beautiful, but it won’t.
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There’s nothing sadder than getting to the end of your life and saying, ‘I didn’t do it right’.
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I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
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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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The start to a better world is the belief that it is possible.
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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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When we speak to God, we call it prayer; when God speaks back, we call it psychosis!
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Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.
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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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