After all, in private we’re all misfits.

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About Lily Tomlin

Portrait of Lily Tomlin

Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an American actress and comedian. Tomlin started her career in stand-up comedy and sketch comedy before transitioning her career to acting across stage and screen. In a career spanning more than fifty years, Tomlin has received numerous accolades, including seven Emmy...

More quotations from Lily Tomlin

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

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We're all in this alone.

I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain.

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

The best mind-altering drug is truth.

More quotations tagged with “self-esteem”

If only corporal punishment cured low self-esteem.

—Jeph Jacques

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Low self-esteem is the belief that we are not good or worthy enough. It's a self-perception. You can be wealthy, beautiful, or well-liked by others and still don't feel good about yourself. The way other people perceive you doesn't affect your self-esteem. It's how you perceive yourself that matters.

—Yong Kang Chan in Empty Your Cup

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I've always known who I am. I might not work perfectly, or be like them, but that's okay. I know I work in my own way.

—Sarah Dessen in Keeping the Moon

I have a self-esteem problem. During sex I fantasize that I'm someone else.

—Richard Lewis

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