John Cleese: Quotes about thinking

John Cleese is actor from England. Explore interesting quotes on thinking.

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“Mother told me once that some Westonians privately criticised Dad for retreating so soon. They apparently felt it would have been more dignified to have waited a week or so before running away. I think this view misses the essential point of running away, which is to do it the moment the idea has occurred to you. Only an obsessional procrastinator would cry, “Let’s run for our lives, but not till Wednesday afternoon.”

John Cleese

Source: So, Anyway...

Idea , Thinking , Waiting , Cry

“I think the problem with people like this is that they are so stupid that they have no idea how stupid they are.”

John Cleese

People , Stupidity , Idea , Problem

“If I like chocolate it won't surprise you that I have a few chocolates in my fridge, but if you find out I've got 16 warehouses full of chocolate, you'd think I was insane. All these rich guys are insane, obsessive compulsive twits obsessed with money — money is all they think about — they're all nuts.”

John Cleese

On Fresh Air with Terry Gross, promoting Fierce Creatures, which Cleese says is a satire about Rupert Murdoch's greed. (1997)

Money , Guy , Thinking

“You can do the creation and then criticize it, but you can't do them at the same time. So if you're worried about offending people and constantly thinking of that, you are not going to be very creative. So I think it has a disastrous effect.”

John Cleese

“John Cleese says wokeness has a 'disastrous' impact on comedy” https://www.foxnews.com/media/john-cleese-wokeness-disastrous-impact-comedy Fox News (July 20, 2022)

People , Time , Thinking