I worry about kids today – because of the sexual revolution, they’re going to grow up and never know what “dirty” means.
LILY TOMLINDon’t be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.
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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Did you know, in the entire universe, we are the only intelligent life forms thought to have a Miss Universe contest?
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If life is so meaningless, then why are we always bringing it up?
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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 guess if people couldn’t profit from war I don’t think there would be war.
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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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If beauty is truth, why don’t women go to the library to have their hair done?
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But there are too many people that make so much money at the cost of lives of other humans and for no reason but to make the money.
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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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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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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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I feel some part of me can wake up and be very existential and the next day wake up and be sort of in love with the universe.
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Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
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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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