John Cleese Quotes

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• The most creative people have learned to tolerate the slight discomfort of indecision for much longer and so, just because they put in more pondering… Choices
• Ask yourself, "When does this decision have to be taken?" and having answered it, defer the decision until then, in order to give yourself maximum… Answered
• High creativity is responding to situations without critical thought. Creativity
• The open mode is a mood in which curiosity for its own sake can operate, because we're not under pressure to get a specific thing… Curiosity
• Once we've made a decision, we are efficient only if we go through with it decisively, undistracted by doubts about its correctness. Correctness
• Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Anyone
• Creativity is not an ability that you either have or do not have. It is, for example, and this may surprise you, absolutely unrelated to… Ability
• While you're being creative, nothing is wrong. There's no such thing as a mistake, and any drivel may lead to the breakthrough. Any
• Give your mind as long as possible to come up with something original. Give
• There's something about watching an animal that puts you in contact with where we came from and what we're still a part of. Animal
• The very essence of playfulness is an openness to anything that may happen, the feeling that whatever happens, it's okay... you're either free to play,… Either Free
• We need to be in the open mode when we are pondering a problem, but, once we come up with a solution, we must then… Closed
• I think that the real religion is about the understanding that if we can only still our egos for a few seconds, we might have… Chance
• If you are leaping a ravine, the moment of takeoff is a bad time for considering alternative strategies... Do it in the 'closed' mode. But… Action
• And now for something completely different . . . Completely
• What's the bleedin' point? Bleedin
• Oh, I could spend my life having this conversation - look - please try to understand before one of us dies Conversation
• Technology frightens me to death. It's designed by engineers to impress other engineers. And they always come with instruction booklets that are written by engineers… Always Come
• The one thing I remember about Christmas was that my father used to take me out in a boat about ten miles offshore on Christmas… Bit
• How to defend yourself against a banana Banana

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