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If 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.

Lily Tomlin

When I’ve had a meltdown, people will say to me, “Well, you failed to keep your sense of humor.”
LILY TOMLIN

Failure Humor Myself People Talk Yourself
I try to be cynical, but it’s so hard to keep up.
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Hard Myself Try
No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.
LILY TOMLIN

Change Enough Myself Transformation
My politics are just inclined to be empathetic and humanistic. I grew up with so many different kinds of people with different politics, different religion, no religion, no politics, education, no education, and I was infatuated with all of them.
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Education Empathy Growth Human Kind Myself Politics Religion
I worry about kids today – because of the sexual revolution, they’re going to grow up and never know what “dirty” means.
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Children Dirty Myself Revolution Sex Worry
There’s nothing sadder than getting to the end of your life and saying, ‘I didn’t do it right’.
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End Life Regret Right Sad Yourself
Language was invented because of the deep human need to complain.
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Complain Human Invention Language
If you can’t be direct, why be?
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Direct Yourself
Growing up in Michigan was fine, until I realized where I was.
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Born Growth Myself Place
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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Lying Make Up True Yourself
Remember we’re all in this alone.
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Alone One Liner Remember
I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
LILY TOMLIN

Career Important Myself Regret
For fast-acting relief try slowing down.
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Down Fast relief Slow Try
Even when I’m being funny, I’m deadly serious.
LILY TOMLIN

Death Funny Myself Serious
Success is a ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pocket – The road to success is always under construction.
LILY TOMLIN

Construction Hands Ladder Road Success
The start to a better world is the belief that it is possible.
LILY TOMLIN

Belief Better Possible Start World

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