9 to 5 made people aware of equal pay for equal work. It hasn’t really happened, but it has come closer.
LILY TOMLINInstead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest – then we can all die laughing.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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Maybe if people started to listen, history would stop repeating itself.
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Why isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?
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I try to be cynical, but it’s so hard to keep up.
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If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?
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What I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
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We have reason to believe that man first walked upright to free his hands for masturbation.
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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.
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What goes up must come down. But don’t expect it to come down where you can find it.
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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 larger picture is really to swing people’s awareness of what really is moral.
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Remember we’re all in this alone.
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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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If trying harder doesn’t work, try softer.
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I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
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I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
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