Tommy Cooper Quotes
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We are slaves to whatever we don't understand.
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But if you want to be in a band and write music, then you should just be in a band and write music.
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And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.
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'Yogi Bear' changed my life in ways that I can't explain because it's not a full feature on me. 'Yogi Bear' – there's everything before 'Yogi Bear,' and there's everything after 'Yogi Bear.' Like a major car accident, or the birth of Christ.
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Germany is determined to provide substantial help. So are the Netherlands and other states. But a day will come when we have to count on our own resources.
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Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers?
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It is a great piece of folly to attempt to make anything out of my early life.
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I will never be a fan of any kind of political correctness: I think it's instant death to creativity.
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Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.
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I'm only a human being.
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Habit is the nursery of errors.
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The interesting thing about history sometimes. is that you know these people existed, and you knew what jobs they did, but you don't know much about them as people, so you actually have to make them up.
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Age can be wonderful for red wine, but not for spacecraft.
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I was afraid to express myself for a while.
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There are so many kids in this world, and in this country, that need homes. And so we're perfectly content to look into adoption one day, if for some reason we aren't able to have a biological child.
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I told the guys that something good would come of this. We worked our butts off.
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If you are worried or afraid of anything, there is something in your mental attitude that needs correction.
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Year in and year out, under the guise of the Ridiculous, we attempt the Sublime.
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I'm very competitive but in a very nice way.
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You cannot make yourself have a flashback, nor will you have one unless you are emotionally ready to remember something. Once remembered, the memory can help you to face more of the truth. You can then express your pent-up feelings about the memory and continue on your path to recovery. Think of the flashback as a clue to the next piece of work. No matter how painful, try to view it as a positive indication that you are now ready and willing to remember.
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When I'm making a film, I'm obsessive about what I do, and I get totally into it. That's all I'm eating, breathing, living at that moment.
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But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
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Two cannibals eating a clown. One asks the other, 'Does this taste funny to you?'
