Quotes by Lily Tomlin

Were all in this together - by ourselves.

If love is the answer could you please rephrase the question?

If love is the answer could you rephrase the question?

Why is it when we talk to God were said to be praying but when God talks to us were schizophrenic?

For fast-acting relief try slowing down.

Were all in this together ... alone.

There will be sex after death we just wont be able to feel it.

Why is it when we talk to God we are said to be praying and when God talks to us were said to be schizophrenic?

If I had known what it would be like to have it all I might have been willing to settle for less.

Ive always wanted to be somebody but I see now I should have been more specific.

Dont be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.

I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.

I think 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.

Many times I sit back and say, I cant believe that this is my life! Other times, I feel self-satisfied. I mean, theres a lot to be proud and thankful for but, nonetheless, its just a life!

The best mind-altering drug is the truth.

If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?

You know being relevant or coming up with something interesting, funny to say about whats current is just as hard as it might ever be depending on the serendipity of it all.

I grew up in a time when women didnt really do comedy. You had to be homely, overweight, an old maid, all that. You had to play a stereotype, because very attractive women were not supposed to be funny - because its powerful; its a threat.

If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?

Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.