All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific.

Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination

When I was growing up I always wanted to be someone. Now I realize I should have been more specific.

It was just a funny notion about everything. We were lucky that Jane had such a passion for it and she, from the beginning, wanted the two of us; Dolly and me.

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

[The show is billed as] An Evening of Classic Lily Tomlin. ... The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe.