I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
LILY TOMLINCreating characters is just another way to express a type and put that type to use.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.
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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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I think life is perverse. It can be beautiful, but it won’t.
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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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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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I bought a box of animal crackers, but there was nothing inside. They’d eaten each other.
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The road to success is always under construction.
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Infinity is just time on an ego trip.
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Why is it that when we talk to God we’re said to be praying but when God talks to us we’re schizophrenic?
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I still believe that sex is dirty. It’s just that now I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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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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I wanted to be a stage actress. I wanted to be a New York actress and have a community with other actors. I didn’t want to get famous; I always thought getting famous was a drag on you.
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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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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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