Lily Tomlin Quotes:
I worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up something else.
Lily Tomlin
If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
Lily Tomlin
We don’t care. We don’t have to. We’re the phone company.
Lily Tomlin
If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you’re not considered well viewed.
Lily Tomlin
Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
Lily Tomlin
Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
Lily Tomlin
Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.
Lily Tomlin
I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
Lily Tomlin
I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
Lily Tomlin
Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.
Lily Tomlin
The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.
Lily Tomlin
Why isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?
Lily Tomlin
I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain.
Lily Tomlin
I’ve always wanted to be somebody, but I see now I should have been more specific.
Lily Tomlin
Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It’s the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them.
Lily Tomlin
There’s so much plastic in this culture that vinyl leopard skin is becoming an endangered synthetic.
Lily Tomlin
What if it’s boring – or if it’s not boring, it might be too revealing, or worse, it might be too revealing and still be boring.
Lily Tomlin
Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.
Lily Tomlin
No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.
Lily Tomlin
It’s my belief we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain.
Lily Tomlin
I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.
Lily Tomlin
If I had known what it would be like to have it all – I might have been willing to settle for less.
Lily Tomlin
I mean yes to act out something or take chances in the performance is one thing. But in terms of a camera, whatever’s captured is captured so that’s a little more daunting.
Lily Tomlin