29 Lily Tomlin Quotes for You to Enjoy

Lily Tomlin

American Actress

Born: Sep 1, 1939

Always Had Lot Somebody Think You

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I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody. Lily Tomlin

Somebody About Something Always Wondered Realized Then Why

I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain. Lily Tomlin

Language Think Complain Our Developed Because Personally Deep Need

Why is it that when we talk to God we're said to be praying but when God talks to us we're schizophrenic? Lily Tomlin

God Schizophrenic Talk Talks Said Praying Us Why

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

Funny Truth Library Truth Is Hair Beauty No-One Come How Done

Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain. Lily Tomlin

Man Language Complain Invented His Deep Satisfy Need

Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them. Lily Tomlin

Government Country Other Ninety Percent Adult Lousy Get American Decent Eight Them Elected Then Publicity Hardworking Two Honest

For fast-acting relief try slowing down. Lily Tomlin

Try Down Relief Slowing

Reality is nothing but a collective hunch. Lily Tomlin

Reality Collective Nothing Hunch

There's so much plastic in this culture that vinyl leopard skin is becoming an endangered synthetic. Lily Tomlin

Culture Skin Synthetic Becoming Endangered Much Leopard Plastic Vinyl

What is reality, anyway? Just a collective hunch. Lily Tomlin

Reality Collective Hunch Just Anyway

I grew up in a time when women didn't really do comedy. You had to be homely, overweight, an old maid, all that. You had to play a stereotype, because very attractive women were not supposed to be funny - because it's powerful; it's a threat. Lily Tomlin

The best mind-altering drug is the truth. Lily Tomlin

Truth Best

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. Lily Tomlin

Too Worse Boring Revealing Still What If Might

I guess if people couldn't profit from war I don't think there would be war. Lily Tomlin

War People Profit Think Guess Would Would-Be

Remember we're all in this alone. Lily Tomlin

Alone Remember

When I was 9 or 10, I had a ten-cent business: I would walk your dog for a dime, go to the store for a dime, empty your garbage for a dime - and then I could use the money to buy tricks at the magic store. Lily Tomlin

Buy Business Dog Money Walk Garbage Dime Tricks Would Magic Could Had Empty Go Store Then Use Your

If I had known what it would be like to have it all - I might have been willing to settle for less. Lily Tomlin

Settle Willing Would Would-Be Had Like Known Been Might Less

I worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up something else. Lily Tomlin

Thought Thinking Else Worry Something Something Else Up Person May Who

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. Lily Tomlin

You Books Considered TV Read Well-Read Lot Watch

I mean yes to act out something or take chances in the performance is one thing. But in terms of a camera, whatever's captured is captured so that's a little more daunting. Lily Tomlin

Whatever Out One Thing Something More Daunting Take Performance Terms Camera Yes Little Mean Act Captured Thing Chances

I was always drawn to more the social-expression-of-culture types. Lily Tomlin

Types Drawn More Always

Many times I sit back and say, 'I can't believe that this is my life!' Other times, I feel self-satisfied. I mean, there's a lot to be proud and thankful for but, nonetheless, it's just a life! Lily Tomlin

Life Thankful My Life Sit Believe Other Back Say Feel Nonetheless Proud Lot Times Just Mean Many

Creating characters is just another way to express a type and put that type to use. Lily Tomlin

Type Way Characters Put Another Another Way Just Creating Use Express

I never officially came out in any kind of really public way. I just always lived very simply and openly, but the press has never made a big fuss about me or said anything to me. Lily Tomlin

We're all in this alone. Lily Tomlin

Alone

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