Lily Tomlin

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

We have reason to believe that man first walked upright to free his hands for masturbation.

I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.

The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations.

Unite to win. Divide to conquer.

Never believe anything until it has been officially denied.

New research shows that you will be dead longer than you will be alive.

There is immense power when a group of people with similar interests gets together to work toward the same goals.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

A person with a clear purpose will make progress on even the roughest road. A person with no purpose will make no progress even on the smoothest road.

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

I read for the ‘ah-ha’s,’ the information that makes a light bulb go off in my mind. I want to put information in my mind that is going to be the most beneficial to me, my family and my fellow man – financially, morally, spiritually, and emotionally.

Most good ideas sparkle in simplicity, so much so that everyone wonders why no one ever did that before.

Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.

Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.

Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.