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Being a New Yorker is never having to say you are sorry.

Lily Tomlin

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Lily Tomlin
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: September 1
Actress
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
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Writer
Detroit
Michigan
Mary Jean Tomlin
Mary Jean Lily Tomlin
Yorker
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If you can't be direct, why be?
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I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain.
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I worry about kids today - because of the sexual revolution, they're going to grow up and never know what dirty means.
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There's nothing sadder than getting to the end of your life and saying, 'I didn't do it right'.
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When I've had a meltdown, people will say to me, Well, you failed to keep your sense of humor.
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Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
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