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 TOMLINWell, if I can be of any help at all, you are in worse trouble than I thought.
More Lily Tomlin Quotes
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I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
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The phone company handles 84 billion calls a year-everything from kings, queens, and presidents to the scum of the earth.
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Every day I read the newspapers, and no matter how cynical I get, it’s imposssible to keep up.
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Why isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?
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If trying harder doesn’t work, try softer.
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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.
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Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.
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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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When I’ve had a meltdown, people will say to me, “Well, you failed to keep your sense of humor.”
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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.
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I bought a box of animal crackers, but there was nothing inside. They’d eaten each other.
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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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If life is so meaningless, then why are we always bringing it up?
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Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
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I think life is perverse. It can be beautiful, but it won’t.
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