Lily Tomlin quotes
“I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.”
“For fast acting relief, try slowing down.”
“God has Alzheimer'z Disease. He's forgotten we exist.”
- From the movie: Grandma
“All my life I've wanted to be somebody. But I see now I should have been more specific.”
- From the movie: 9 to 5
“- Violet Newstead: I guess I must've made a mistake.
- Doralee Rhodes: You steal the wrong body from the hospital and all you can say is I must have made a mistake!
- Violet Newstead: It could happen to anyone.” “If beauty is truth, why don't women go to the library to have their hair done?”
“The formula for water is H2O. Is the formula for an ice cube H2O squared?”
- From the movie: Grandma
“Where can you get a reasonably priced abortion in this town?”
“Once I get a hold of a character, get a hold of their essence, I'm just as excited the next time I create it.”
- La trovi in Motivational Quotes
“I'm not organised. I'm tenacious.”
- La trovi in Career in Cinema
“When Kipling said 'Treat failure and success the same, they are both impostors', he could not have been living in Hollywood.”
- From the movie: Grandma
“You are a footnote.”
- From the movie: Shadows and Fog
“- Prostitute #1: This is Irmy, she's with the circus. She needs a place to flop tonight.
- Prostitute #2: What do you do in the circus, huh?
- Irmy: I'm a sword-swallower.
- Prostitute #3: Oh, a sword-swallower, that's my specialty, too.” “No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.”
- From the movie: All of Me
“I guess what I'm trying to say is, I'm sorry I ruined your birthday.”
- From the movie: Grandma
“Love does not conquer everything.”
- From the movie: Grandma
“- Sage: So you used to like men?
- Elle: I always liked women, I just didn't like myself.” - From the movie: I Heart Huckabees
“- Vivian: Have you ever transcended space and time?
- Albert Markovski: Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about.” - From the movie: Grandma
“- Sage: Everyone's gonna talk about it at school!
- Elle Reid: What's he gonna say, 'Sage's grandma beat me up?'” - From the movie: 9 to 5
“- Doralee Rhodes: Is that one of those marijuana cigarettes?
- Violet Newstead: [under her breath] We don't have enough for everyone, cool it!” - From the movie: Grandma
“I like being old, young people are stupid.”
- From the movie: All of Me
“- Edwina Cutwater: I don't see why you're getting so upset about all this.
- Roger Cobb: Because I want my body back. And I want my freedom and my privacy. And most of all, I'd like to be able to take a leak without being fondled.” - From the movie: 9 to 5
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