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Thank God kids never mean well

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Lily Tomlin
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: September 1
Actress
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Writer
Detroit
Michigan
Mary Jean Tomlin
Mary Jean Lily Tomlin
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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.
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What I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.
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I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
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I guess if people couldn't profit from war I don't think there would be war.
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Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
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If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?
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If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
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Language was invented because of the deep human need to complain.
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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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I try to be cynical, but it's so hard to keep up.
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Truth is, I've always been selling out. The difference is that in the past, I looked like I had integrity because there were no buyers.
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No matter how cynical I get, I can't keep up.
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