Lily Tomlin Quotes

I grew up in a time when women didn't 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 it's powerful; it's a threat.

Lily Tomlin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 1, 1939

Topics

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Humans are lazy but not stupid.

Jenova Chen

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There is a terrorist threat to this country that remains, and I believe that counter-terrorism needs to be the cornerstone of our mission, our vast mission... and aviation security is something that we still have a fair amount of concerns about.

Jeh Johnson

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India's connection with philanthropy didn't begin with western influences. The connection with philanthropy is age-old and ingrained in our value systems.

Shiv Nadar

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Of course I love cooking Eastern European food because I'm a Jew, but I also love making roast chicken. I love making Hungarian goulash. There are a lot of egg noodles in my cooking.

Judy Gold

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As a 15-year-old teenage girl, I can attest to the fact that boys dominate most conversations between girls my age.

Jazz Jennings

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I grew up on Jerry Lewis and Abbot and Costello, the Marx Brothers.

Drake Bell

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If somebody is here illegally, and they commit a crime, chances are they're going to commit another one. So let's get rid of them.

Corey Stewart

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I just think it's super amazing that the U.K. fans are so dedicated and loving. I love them, and being with them in person is an amazing feeling.

Austin Mahone

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When I decide to write a story, I don't think too much about what I want it to be, I just let things come naturally and this is how it turns out. It's just how my subconscious works.

Asghar Farhadi

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A growing number of young women who have the freedom to decide have decided that career can wait, and the delicious early years of their children's lives can't.

Suzanne Fields

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I was commissioned to write some romantic fiction, and I really liked doing those, and they were very instructive in terms of building characters and plots. But it never felt right for me.

Paula Hawkins

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Such is life and life is such and after all it isn't much. First a cradle. Then a hearse. It might have been better, but it could have been worse.

Norman Wisdom

LifeBetterFirstBeenWorseMuch

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