Lily Tomlin Quotes
Interviewer: You once said you had a drug problem... Lily: Yeah, I still do. It's so hard to find good grass these days.
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I'm such a stereotypical female learner in that I love social studies and love literature, and I always struggled with math and science.
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I've been searching for ways to heal myself, and I've found that kindness is the best way.
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We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.
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You kind of think people get sick of you after a while, but apparently not.
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There are many ways of showing your protest and discontent without the actions of Kremlin.
Garry Kasparov -
I'm not an agent from any government, even if some of you may not believe it. I'm not. I'm a peacemaker.
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There's a good deal in common between the mind's eye and the TV screen, and though the TV set has all too often been the boobtube, it could be, it can be, the box of dreams.
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The spiritual is the cause of action. Action is life.
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I was poor. When you're poor you work, and when you're rich you expect somebody to hand it to you. So I think being reasonably poor is very good for people.
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By now it is evident that the Soviet Union must gain control of Europe to maintain its empire.
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New Hampshire is moving in the right direction because we have shown time and time again that we can work across the aisle to solve problems.
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Whenever I visited China in the past, the relationships always felt superficial; there was no time where I felt those moments of conflict and delight that make you feel close to another person. But since I started touring there in 2004, I would always collaborate with local musicians, and that opened up a new level of intimacy.
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I've stayed calm when I'm winning and I've stayed calm when I've lost. Tennis is a sport where we have a lot of tournaments every week, so you can't celebrate a lot when you have big victories, and you cannot get too down when you're losing, as in a few days you'll be in the next tournament and you'll have to be ready with that.
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Writing is the supreme solace.
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When I go from a role with heavy prosthetic makeup, which I've done quite a bit of as well, and then do a role where I'm not wearing any, I have to be conscious of toning everything down.
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Dancing doesn't have a language.
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I've fallen in love in my life a few times. It's the most exciting part of being alive - that I've experienced, anyway.
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What we hear now is great-sounding records with great-sounding grooves and loops. And the sound of these records is irresistible, but the craft of songwriting is just about over. That's why, whenever I get an opportunity to do an album full of standards, I jump at it because I miss it.
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I think being raised spending so much time outdoors was really important - while you're in it, you might not know, but now I think of the things I was thankful for.
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If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on it.
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I did go bankrupt because everybody copied me - every single industry. But genuinely, it doesn't matter. I swear I don't care.
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The great European dream was to diminish militant nationalism. We would all be happy Europeans together. But we are going to see the old monster of militant nationalism being awoken when people realise how little control their politicians have.
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It was my very good fortune to find a mentor, Clay Felker, who started my career at the 'New York Magazine' as a freelance writer when I had to quit my job at the 'Herald Tribune' to stay home with my young daughter.
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Interviewer: You once said you had a drug problem... Lily: Yeah, I still do. It's so hard to find good grass these days.
