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The Americans are just more enthusiastic and more likely to engage in hyperbole.
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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God was treated like this powerful, erratic, rather punitive father who has to be pacified and praised. You know, flattered.
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If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.
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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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The World is insane. With tiny spots of sanity, here and there... Not the other way around!
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There are 3 basic differences between we British and you Americans. One, we speak English, and you don't. Two, when we have a World Championship, we invite teams from other nations. Three, when you meet the British head of State, you only have to get down on one knee.
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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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