John Cleese Quotes
I used to desire many, many things, but now I have just one desire, and that's to get rid of all my other desires.
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I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did.
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Was music my talent really? No, I don't think I was particularly talented.
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When grand plans for scientific and defence technologies are made, do the people in power think about the sacrifices the people in the laboratories and fields have to make?
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Unfortunately, I'm very accident-prone.
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A lot happens in 20 years.
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It is totally unacceptable that there are countries with no paediatric cardiac surgeries.
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I'm a fast learner. I may not run as fast as I used to, but I think I still learn as fast.
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When we look around the world today, when we see in Afghanistan that 10 million people have registered to vote in their upcoming elections, including 40 percent of those people are women, that's just unbelievable.
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This is Earth. Isn't it hot?
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I'm a fighter, and I don't take no for an answer.
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Fans can never accuse R. Kelly of doing the same thing; I keep mixing it up.
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The Wild West attracts cowboys. A sheriff is a good thing.
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The people are more important than the food. We want a person to be as successful as he can be, and it works the other way around, too.
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Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away.
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I like to read in the bathtub. Ideally, that bathtub would be located on a small Greek island.
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You can't build another bridge that's so close to ours. It's stupid.
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Fat Joe is signed to Fat Joe. I have a distribution deal for my label. I'm independent. I'm very happy with that.
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I have worked hard since my childhood and worked as a labourer. I put my mind and heart into it.
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Stanley Kubrick was very selective when he went into a close-up. Every director has his taste in a performance, but Stanley would explore a scene to find what was most interesting for him.
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Leaders do not sway with the polls. Instead, they sway the polls through their own words and actions.
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I never had a desire to hurt anybody. I have at certain times had violent urges, but I don't think I ever have hurt anybody. Tried to a couple times, but I don't think I have. Yeah, guess I have. In high school. I was dirty then. Kick 'em. I might not've hurt 'em, though, they might've just been afraid of me.
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At 15 I set my heart on learning; At 30 I firmly took my stand; At 40 I had no delusions; At 50 I knew the Mandate of Heaven; At 60 my ear was attuned; At 70 I followed my heart's desire without overstepping the boundaries of right.
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I used to desire many, many things, but now I have just one desire, and that's to get rid of all my other desires.
