Lily Tomlin quotes

I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.

Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.

You don't really need to get married, but marriage is awfully nice. Everybody I know who got married, they say it really makes a difference. They feel very, very happy about it.

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

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

Don't be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.

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

I think my politics are just inclined to be empathetic and humanistic. I grew up with so many different kinds of people with different politics, different religion, no religion, no politics, education, no education, and I was infatuated with all of them.

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.

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!

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.

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

We're all in this alone.

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?

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

The road to success is always under construction.

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.

Remember we're all in this alone.

You know being relevant or coming up with something interesting, funny to say about what's current is just as hard as it might ever be depending on the serendipity of it all.

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

The best mind-altering drug is the truth.