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The most creative people have learned to tolerate the slight discomfort of indecision for much longer and so, just because they put in more pondering time, their solutions are more creative.

John Cleese

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John Cleese
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: October 27
Actor
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Comedian
Film Actor
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Film Producer
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
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John Marwood Cleese
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