24 Quotes By Lily Tomlin


Remember we're all in this alone.
Lily Tomlin on alone

We're all in this alone.
Lily Tomlin on alone

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

The best mind-altering drug is the truth.
Lily Tomlin on best

Don't be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.
Lily Tomlin on failure

I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
Lily Tomlin on funny

If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?
Lily Tomlin on funny

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

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

Why is it that when we talk to God we're said to be praying but when God talks to us we're schizophrenic?
Lily Tomlin on god

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 on government

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

Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.
Lily Tomlin on imagination

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

But there are too many people that make so much money at the cost of lives of other humans and for no reason but to make the money.
Lily Tomlin on money

The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.
Lily Tomlin on society

Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
Lily Tomlin on success

The road to success is always under construction.
Lily Tomlin on success

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

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