“The trouble with the rat race is that if you win, you're still a rat.”
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Famous Lily Tomlin Quotes
“The trouble with being in the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.”
“I said "Somebody should do something about that." Then I realized I am somebody.”
“If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question?”
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“I think life is perverse. It can be beautiful, but it won't.”
“The start to a better world is the belief that it is possible.”
“When I've had a meltdown, people will say to me, "Well, you failed to keep your sense of humor."”
“The larger picture is really to swing people's awareness of what really is moral.”
“If life is so meaningless, then why are we always bringing it up?”
“When we talk to god, it's prayer. When god talks to us, it's schizophrenia.”
“If beauty is truth, why don't women go to the library to have their hair done?”
“When we speak to God, we call it prayer; when God speaks back, we call it psychosis!”
“I bought a box of animal crackers, but there was nothing inside. They'd eaten each other.”
“Every day I read the newspapers, and no matter how cynical I get, it's imposssible to keep up.”
“I still believe that sex is dirty. It's just that now I wouldn't have it any other way.”
“I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.”
“I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.”
“I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.”
“If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?”
“Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.”