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I wanted to be a stage actress. I wanted to be a New York actress and have a community with other actors. I didn't want to get famous I always thought getting famous was a drag on you.
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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Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
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We're giving jobs to people who would otherwise be out of work if we weren't exploiting cheap labor.
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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.
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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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