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.
LILY TOMLINDoes your mind feel more and more like teflon? Nothing sticks to it?
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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Does your mind feel more and more like teflon? Nothing sticks to it?
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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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Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.
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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.
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We are all in this together, by ourselves.
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Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.
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To me, “sexual freedom” means freedom from having to have sex.
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Even when I’m being funny, I’m deadly serious.
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There’s so much plastic in this culture that vinyl leopard skin is becoming an endangered synthetic.
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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.
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People hire me to create some kind of archetype or some culture type, or something. I guess they accept whatever I come up with.
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I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
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Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.
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After all, in private, we’re all misfits.
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You are what you think, geez, that’s frightening.
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