Lily Tomlin Quotes
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Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.
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All my life, I've always wanted to be somebody, but I see now I should have been more specific.
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Truth is, I've always been selling out. The difference is that in the past, I looked like I had integrity because there were no buyers.
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The best mind-altering drug is truth.
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Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it....
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People think there's some real subversive thing playing against whoever it is; a lot of it is just people who want to go along and get along. And they also want to make money. And the bottom line is, they're going to put out as much stuff as they can - stupid, banal stuff that makes money.
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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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If you read a lot of books, you're considered well-read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not considered well-viewed.
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Why is it when we talk to God we're said to be praying - but when God talks to us, we're said to be schizophrenic?
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What if it's boring... or if it's not boring, it might be too revealing, or worse, it might be too revealing and still be boring.
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I bet the worst part about dying is the part where your whole life passes before you.
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When you're dancing the mystical dance of the molecules, you're not the one who's leading.
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Remember we're all in this alone.
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For fast acting relief, try slowing down.
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If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
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Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet?
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The larger picture is really to swing people's awareness of what really is moral. ... There are great clergy-people who absolutely do not agree with this. It's not whether God is on our side or whether we're doing God's will, it's being so narcissistic as to think that God is telling you what to do.
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No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up.
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If I had known what it would be like to have it all... I might have been willing to settle for less.
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Your problem is your role models were models.
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Wouldn't it be great if we all grew up to be what we wanted to be? The world would be full of nurses, firemen, and ballerinas.
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I've seen these women all my life, I know how they walk, I know how they talk...