Quote by John Cleese
If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes

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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I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me. – John Cleese

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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

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You dont have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that lifes about change. – John Cleese

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Sex is full of lies. The body tries to tell the truth. But, its usually too battered with rules to be heard, and bound with pretenses so it can hardly move. We cripple ourselves with lies. – Jim Morrison

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It shows the truth – that the real meaning of a word is only as powerful or harmless as the emotion behind it. – Sarah Silverman

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Tell me Im clever, Tell me Im kind, Tell me Im talented, Tell me Im cute, Tell me Im sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me Im perfect – But tell me the truth. – Shel Silverstein

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I will make a bargain with the Republicans. If they will stop telling lies about Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them. – Adlai Stevenson

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Conscience is our magnetic compass; reason our chart. – Joseph Cook

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And Im afraid, in this day and age, trust, which I count so, you know, I love loyalty. I love trust. – Elton John

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We must seek to persuade member states and institutions that better regulation in Europe does not mean cutting health and safety in the workplace, nor does it mean dismantling social standards. – John Hutton

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The great omission in American life is solitude; not loneliness, for this is an alienation that thrives most in the midst of crowds, but that zone of time and space, free from the outside pressures, which is the incubator of the spirit. – Marya Mannes

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