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Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.
Lily Tomlin
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Lily Tomlin
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: September 1
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Mary Jean Tomlin
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If I had known what it would be like to have it all - I might have been willing to settle for less.
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For fast-acting relief try slowing down.
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Language was invented because of the deep human need to complain.
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Don't be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.
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Instead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest - then we can all die laughing.
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