John Cleese Quotes

Now most people do not want an ordinary life in which they do a job well, earn the respect of their collaborators and competitors, bring up a family and have friends. That's not enough any more, and I think that is absolutely tragic - and I'm not exaggerating - that people feel like a decent, ordinary, fun life is no longer enough.

John Cleese

Quotes to Explore

Not to oversimplify it, somebody once said a good rule of thumb in interpreting a character is to find the good in the bad people that you portray and the bad in the good.

Gabriel Byrne
- People
- Good
- Character
Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Good
- Important
- Remember
If only one in 1,000 people that I talk to goes on to write a good book, that's one more good book that I've helped along... and maybe it will be a book I love myself five or 10 years down the line.

Garth Nix
- People
- Good
- Love
If you're playing in a room that holds 15,000 people, it's just a question of how bad the room acoustics are and in what way they're bad.

Walter Becker Steely Dan
- People
- Bad
- Question
I'm a big believer if you want to change people's minds or get someone to vote for you, either a voter or a colleague, you've got to first get their attention.

Aaron Schock
- People
- Change
- Attention
I'm not a trash talker. I respect my opponents.

Rafael dos Anjos
- Respect
- Trash
- Talker