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You can't expect insights, even the big ones, to make you suddenly understand everything. But I figure: Hey it's a step in the right direction if they leave you confused in a deeper way.

Lily Tomlin

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Lily Tomlin
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: September 1
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Detroit
Michigan
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