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 TOMLINInfinity is just time on an ego trip.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
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In the depths of the night, fear grips my heart. It paralyzes my mind. But most of all, I feel very, very alone
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Growing up in Michigan was fine, until I realized where I was.
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I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.
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No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.
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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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Does your mind feel more and more like teflon? Nothing sticks to it?
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Success is a ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pocket – The road to success is always under construction.
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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 try to be cynical, but it’s so hard to keep up.
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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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Don’t be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.
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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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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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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.
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