Assurance Quote by John Cleese

“You go in and meet the head of BBC One and get an assurance about not dumbing down. And then, of course a few months later, he's been replaced by someone you haven't met.” quote by John Cleese — Download Open image

“You go in and meet the head of BBC One and get an assurance about not dumbing down. And then, of course a few months later, he's been replaced by someone you haven't met.”

John Cleese

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I used to desire many, many things, but now I have just one desire, and that's to get rid of all my other desires.

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