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I want to write a book which is the history of comedy.
John Cleese
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John Cleese
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: October 27
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John Marwood Cleese
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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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Ask yourself, When does this decision have to be taken? and having answered it, defer the decision until then, in order to give yourself maximum pondering time.
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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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Political correctness is a bit like a granny, a maiden aunt arriving at a party when everyone's having a good time. And she comes in, they all start sort of buttoning up and becoming self-conscious and behaving properly and then when she leaves, you can have fun again.
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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.
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Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating.
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I get bored easily. I've been bored most of my life.
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