Remember we’re all in this alone.
LILY TOMLIN
LILY TOMLIN
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There will be sex after death, we just won’t be able to feel it.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin 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.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin 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.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin 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.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin We are people with lives, not consumers with lifestyles.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin Being a New Yorker is never having to say you are sorry.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin Every day I read the newspapers, and no matter how cynical I get, it’s imposssible to keep up.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It’s the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin After all, in private, we’re all misfits.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin 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.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin What I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin 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.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin I bought a box of animal crackers, but there was nothing inside. They’d eaten each other.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
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