Lily Tomlin

"I thinkhumor is a very important thing, because people are suffering."

"The human mind is really powerful and creative, but it's also got some very strange loops in it."

"I try to be cynical but it's hard because the world astounds me all the time."

"Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world."

"One of the delights of life is looking for happiness and finding unexpected beauty instead."

"I feel like my life is a series of movies. I don't have a life, I have movies."

"The most important thing is to acknowledge when you're wrong and to have courage to change."

"We're making an argument for the importance of privacy rights and protecting the human experience."

"I'm always torn between wanting to improve things and wanting to let them fall apart."

"Anybody who's had a long love affair is not writing the same story over and over."

"The thing is, is that if you want to do something you have to reach for it."

"What we do with our suffering isn't inevitable. We can create meaning from it."

"Stupid is as stupid does, but then again, stupid is also very smart."

"I wanted to talk about what I've observed in relationships and in people's lives."

"There's nothing sadder than getting to the end of your life and realizing you played it safe."

"We're not guaranteed tomorrow, so today is what matters."

"I became a real good listener by understanding what not to listen to."

"The secret life of groceries is that they're never just groceries."

"Kids are natural scientists. The problem is we educate them out of their curiosity."

"Avoid any diet that discourages the use of hot sauce."

"I've always believed that you have to be willing to look silly to do something worthwhile."

"Personally, I would not want to live in a world where we weren't allowed to ask hard questions."

"The real truth about anything is not that it is perfect; it's that it is real."

"What I love about getting older is that I have less time to waste on things I don't believe in."

"The difference between happiness and success is that one is about being and one is about doing."

"I love people, but I'm uncomfortable around them. I'm awkward."

"I worry that the person who thought up Velcro is heavily burdened by the responsibility."

"If we're going to fight a disease, we have to know what we're fighting."

"You can't expect to hit the jackpot if you don't put a few coins in the machine."

"The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you."