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John Cleese
John Cleese
English Actor
Born: Oct 27, 1939
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If God did not intend for us to eat animals, then why did he make them out of meat? John Cleese
God Food Animals Out Eat He Make Intend Did Them Then Us Meat Why
A wonderful thing about true laughter is that it just destroys any kind of system of dividing people. John Cleese
People Wonderful Laughter System Destroys Kind About Dividing True Wonderful Thing Any Just Thing
A man will give up almost anything except his suffering. John Cleese
Man Suffering Will Give Except Almost Almost Anything His Up Anything
He who laughs most, learns best. John Cleese
Education Best Laughs He Most Learns Who
I have several times made a poor choice by avoiding a necessary confrontation. John Cleese
Made Several Times Confrontation Poor Choice Avoiding Necessary
The most creative people have this childlike facility to play. John Cleese
Creative People Facility Most Childlike Creative People Play
Wine is wonderful stuff. But so many people are put off by the snobbery of it. John Cleese
People Wonderful Wine Snobbery Put Stuff Off So Many People Many
I'm not saying Obama is right on everything. Of course not. He may be wrong on a number of things. But what I do know is that he behaves like a very, very sane man almost all the time. John Cleese
Saying Time Man Everything Obama He Wrong Almost Almost All Like Know Course Very Behaves May Sane Sane Man Right Things Number
I'm always meeting new people, and my list of friends seems to change quite a bit. John Cleese
Change People Meeting Bit Seems New Always New People Friends List Quite Quite A Bit
Sci-fi has never really been my bag. But I do believe in a lot of weird things these days, such as synchronicity. Quantum physics suggests it's possible, so why not? John Cleese
Physics Believe Possible Never Bag Weird Weird Things Days Sci-Fi Quantum Quantum Physics Been Lot Really Why Why Not Things
For me, the great problem growing up in England was that I had a very narrow concept of what God can be, and it was damn close to an old man with a beard. John Cleese
God Great Me Man Beard Problem Old Damn Had Concept Narrow Up Very Close Old Man England Growing Growing Up
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. John Cleese
Other Get Just Just One Used Rid Many Now Things Desire Desires
You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change. John Cleese
Life You Change People Tell About Lama Dalai Dalai Lama
If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes you more open to my ideas. And if I can persuade you to laugh at the particular point I make, by laughing at it you acknowledge its truth. John Cleese
Truth Me You Better Laugh Laughing More Point Open Particular Like Ideas Make Makes Get Acknowledge Which Persuade
I think that money spoils most things, once it becomes the primary motivating force. John Cleese
Money Think Once Spoils Primary Most Force Becomes Motivating Things
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
Life Family Respect People Job Think Enough Earn Collaborators Exaggerating More Absolutely Feel Longer Like Most Well Tragic Up Friends Any Decent Want Ordinary Which Ordinary Life Fun Now Bring Competitors
Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Some wines that some experts think are absolutely exquisite don't appeal to me at all. John Cleese
Me You Think Ought Tell Some Wines Absolutely Like Anyone Experts Appeal Exquisite
The English contribution to world cuisine - the chip. John Cleese
World Cuisine Contribution Chip English
England is a fairly envious little country and it's embodied in the press. They don't like anyone being more distinguished than they are. John Cleese
Country Press Distinguished Embodied More Envious Like Fairly Than Being Anyone Little England
I just think that sometimes we hang onto people or relationships long after they've ceased to be of any use to either of you. I'm always meeting new people, and my list of friends seems to change quite a bit. John Cleese
You Change People Sometimes Long Think Meeting Relationships Bit Seems Onto New Always New People Friends List Hang Any Quite Quite A Bit Just After Either Use
I can never do better than Fawlty Towers whatever I do. Now I very much want to teach young talent some rules of the game. John Cleese
Game Better Whatever Young Rules Some Never Talent Towers Very Than Want Young Talent Much Teach Now
I can't tell you how scary it can be walking onto a movie and suddenly joining this family, it's like going to somebody else's Christmas dinner, everyone knows everyone, and you're there and you're not quite sure what you're supposed to be doing. John Cleese
Christmas Family You Dinner Somebody Else Everyone Tell Scary Joining Onto Like Supposed Knows Sure How Doing Walking Going Quite Movie Suddenly
I think it's because in America you always get the sense that if you fail, you can just pack up your things and go somewhere else and try again. But in England, it's so geographically small that if somebody succeeds here, it reduces your chances of succeeding. John Cleese
You Try Somebody Somewhere Sense Think Else Small Somewhere Else Fail Because Always Go Up America Get Just Again Pack Succeeding Succeeds Your England Things Here Chances
Michael Palin decided to give up on his considerable comedy talents to make those dreadfully tedious travel shows. Have you ever tried to watch one? John Cleese
You Travel Comedy Considerable Those Tried Give Talents Make His Up Michael Decided Shows Ever Palin Watch Tedious
I don't miss London much. I find it crowded, vast and difficult to get around. Cabs are incredibly expensive. John Cleese
Difficult Incredibly Find London Crowded Vast Miss Around Get Expensive Much
I was always a sports nut but I've lost interest now in whether one bunch of mercenaries in north London is going to beat another bunch of mercenaries from west London. John Cleese
Sports Lost Nut London Beat Mercenary Another Always West Bunch North Going Whether Interest Now
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