Lily Tomlin Quotes

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Lily Tomlin

Profession : Actress

Birth : September 1, 1939

I think 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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Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.

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You don't really need to get married, but marriage is awfully nice. Everybody I know who got married, they say it really makes a difference. They feel very, very happy about it.

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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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If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?

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If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?

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The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.

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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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Remember we're all in this alone.

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No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up.

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Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.

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Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.

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For fast-acting relief try slowing down.

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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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We don't care. We don't have to. We're the phone company.

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Instead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest - then we can all die laughing.

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We are all in this together, by ourselves.

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Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.

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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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