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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When we stop running up huge budget deficits and start acting responsibly in Washington, we will provide small-business owners with the certainty they need to put Americans back to work.
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Better spend an extra hundred or two on your son's education, than leave it him in your will.
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Politics for me started in violence.
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While I'm generally silent on the affairs of my biological mother, her recent tirade has taken a gross turn.
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I remember listening to 'Songs In The Key Of Life' as a kid. Stevie Wonder has an ability to manipulate pop into something globally obtainable. Anyone can listen and enjoy it because there's something for everyone. That woke me up to the possibilities of pop music.
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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.
