Eric Idle Quotes

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• A lot has been said about politics; some of it complimentary, but most of it accurate
• Of the sparkling wines, the most famous is Perth Pink. This is a bottle with a message in, and the message is "beware". This is…
• What's brown and sounds like a bell? DUNG!
• A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat!
• I love being an older comic now. It's like being an old soccer or an old baseball player. You're in the Hall of Fame and…
• Learn to trust yourself. That's very vital. ... Just stand with yourself. Remember, in his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only two paintings. I personally sold…
• I think the special thing about Python is that it's a writers' commune. The writers are in charge. The writers decide what the material is.
• No day of my life passes without someone saying the words 'Monty Python' to me. It's not bad.
• Typical Hollywood crowd - all the kids are on drugs, and all the adults are on roller skates.
• Bear in mind the simple rule, X squared to the power of two minus five over the seven point eight three times nineteen is approximately…
• Life is a comedy when watching and a tragedy when experiencing. I try and share anything I have.
• I like the idea of being out there regularly with an audience and with a funny gang of people. That's what I grew up with…
• To me, the musical is best when it's a musical comedy. So if you have a very, very funny show, and very good, funny songs,…
• I believe in the separation of church and planet.
• Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.
• At least in America, you have freedom of speech, which is a good thing. It's just a question of whether you're allowed to use it…
• The Minister of Transport issued this appeal to motorists: Can anyone give him a lift to Leicester?
• Life doesn't make any sense, and we all pretend it does. Comedy's job is to point out that it doesn't make sense, and that it…
• Know what I mean? Eh, eh, Nudge nudge, Say no more?
• Life has a very simple plot: first you're here and then you're not.

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