Creating characters is just another way to express a type and put that type to use.
LILY TOMLINIf you can’t be direct, why be?
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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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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I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
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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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There’s nothing sadder than getting to the end of your life and saying, ‘I didn’t do it right’.
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If beauty is truth, why don’t women go to the library to have their hair done?
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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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Exercise is for people who can’t handle drugs or alcohol.
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If life is so meaningless, then why are we always bringing it up?
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Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.
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I have always felt that humor was a wonderful vehicle to let us become connected with each other and ourselves; I try to portray the similarities and polarities in men and women, so that we can acknowledge and embrace our collective consciousness.
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After all, in private, we’re all misfits.
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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 best mind-altering drug is the truth.
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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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If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
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