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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

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John Cleese
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: October 27
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I would like to do my own eulogy, and then shoot myself and then get in the coffin.
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When we hold a World Championship for a particular sport, we invite teams from other countries to play as well.
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The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting. He was one of the greats.
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God was treated like this powerful, erratic, rather punitive father who has to be pacified and praised. You know, flattered.
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