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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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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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My compulsion to always be working has become less strong and my current business is purely down to this enormous alimony. If I wasnt doing this Id be making documentaries about wildlife and other subjects that interest me. – John Cleese

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You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say youre cynical and it does an author no good to get a reputation for cynicism. – W. Somerset Maugham

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God help us from those who believe that they are the sole possessors of truth. How we manage at times to agree willingly to become prisoners within our own minds and souls of beliefs and ideas on which we can never be flexible. – King Hussein I

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We live in a world of denial, and we dont know what the truth is anymore. – Javier Bardem

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Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five balls. The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. Thats Acting 101. Then you start putting layers on top of that. – John Burroughs

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