Lily Tomlin

"Corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow."

"I wanted a meaningful dialogue with someone."

"The mind is like a parachute; it only works when it's open."

"We are living in a global age where everything is connected."

"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading."

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being."

"Old age is no place for sissies."

"The secret to a happy life is making your work your play."

"One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory."

"Words are like hats. If one doesn't fit, just try another."

"I am a fetal microchip."

"Truth is tougher than fiction; most people can't handle it."

"The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity."

"I grew up in a very intellectual household, and I liked to think of myself as one."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."

"You know what they call a French horn in Italy?"

"The most common form of birth control is the spouse."

"Anger is just sad's ugly cousin."

"I discovered I scream the same way whether I'm about to be hit by a truck or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot."

"If you want to know what God thinks about money, look at the people he gave it to."

"We need to develop the willingness to be wrong early and correct early."

"I would much rather have regrets about not doing what I did than about doing what I didn't."

"That's a good question for you to ask, but a good answer for me to give."

"I try to be a force for good."

"Eating raw onions is a regrettable choice at any hour of the day."

"The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy."

"Finding the truth is impossible if you're not looking for it."

"Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone."

"A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with a career on a cold night."

"Reduce, reuse, recycle became the mantra of my generation."