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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 had a very, very difficult relationship with my mother, who was supremely self-centred. She was hilariously self-centred. She did not really take interest in anything that didnt immediately affect her. – John Cleese

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I cant tell you how scary it can be walking onto a movie and suddenly joining this family, its like going to somebody elses Christmas dinner, everyone knows everyone, and youre there and youre not quite sure what youre supposed to be doing. – John Cleese

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I think that money spoils most things, once it becomes the primary motivating force. – John Cleese

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No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? – Dōgen Zenji

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As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me. – Henry Rollins

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Tragedy is like strong acid – it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth. – David Herbert Lawrence

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The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps — we must step up the stairs. – Vance Havner

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Death is just another stage of life, although the one you kind of hope comes last. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Were competing with everything: the beach, the mall, bookstores. Libraries are in a transition right now, caught between two forces, the old ways and technology. Libraries are under a lot of pressure to provide both. – John Callahan

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It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment. – Ansel Adams

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