Quotes by Tomlin, Lily

"I have always wanted to be somebody, but I see now I should have been more specific."

Tomlin, Lily on detail   

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

Tomlin, Lily on job
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"Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain."

Tomlin, Lily on language   

"Reality is the crutch for people who can't cope with drugs."

Tomlin, Lily on life   

"We're all in this alone."

Tomlin, Lily on loneliness   

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

Tomlin, Lily on love
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"Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working Americans. It is the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them."

Tomlin, Lily on politics   

"Why is it when we talk to God, we're praying, but when God talks to us, we're schizophrenic?"

Tomlin, Lily on prayer
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"Reality is nothing but a collective hunch."

Tomlin, Lily on reality   

"For fast-acting relief try slowing down."

Tomlin, Lily on stress   

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

Tomlin, Lily on success   

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

Tomlin, Lily on truth
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"We are all in this together, by ourselves."

Tomlin, Lily on unity