John Cleese Quotes
Six hundred years ago we would have been burned for this. Now, what I'm suggesting is that we've advanced.
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A government capable of controlling the whole, and bringing its force to a point, is one of the prerequisites for national liberty. We combine in society, with an expectation to have our persons and properties defended against unreasonable exactions either at home or abroad.
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Hope is not a matter of age.
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I was very, very little - it was the first time I ever cooked on my own, with my mother's supervision - and I made scrambled eggs. I felt so accomplished, like magic!
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The U.S. and Britain are incapable of controlling all of Iraq.
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I woke up this morning, and I still don't believe I won the Daytona 500.
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Kicks are my forte. I've got strong legs and high kicks. And I've got very good reach, obviously.
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As you get older, you overthink and can talk yourself out of anything. It's good to be a bit reckless and experimental.
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I'm sure back in the Greek days or the Roman Empire days, when guys fought in arenas and were fighting lions, people were talking smack. Every era in history has someone talking smack. No way you can have talent and not proclaim your victory.
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Nothing I do is thought out or planned or premeditated. It's just that I'm breathing and living! You just have to breathe and live.
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I have always encouraged my restaurant operators and team members to give back to the local community.
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I've been spoiled rotten with the costumes I've worn.
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In philosophy if you aren't moving at a snail's pace you aren't moving at all.
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Dementia is such a terrifying thing for all of us, and we are particularly bad at coping with old people in this country.
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The trouble with children is that they're not returnable.
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The thing with me is, about that - about rock and all that - years and years of crate-digging, listening to old music, you kind of start to connect the dots. And I was seeing the thread that was connecting everything together, which is pretty much the blues. And everything soul or funk kind of starts with that.
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Only men of character are trusted.
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I like to space out my work.
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I hope to see an integrated solution created to deal with both the local pollution problem and the global climate change problem.
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I always wanted to be an astronaut.
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My philosophy comes from a worldview that looks at the world as one. It's a holistic view that sees the world as interconnected and interdependent and integrated in so many different ways, which informs my politics.
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The Hindus are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet.
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You know what's a great way of tricking people into thinking you're a genius? Write a show about geniuses!
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Six hundred years ago we would have been burned for this. Now, what I'm suggesting is that we've advanced.
