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 a chance of experiencing something that is divine in nature. John Cleese More Quotes by John Cleese More Quotes From John Cleese 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. John Cleese justice inspirational life A man will give up almost anything except his suffering. John Cleese giving-up giving men Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Some wines that some experts think are absolutely exquisite don't appeal to me at all. John Cleese wine experts thinking God was treated like this powerful, erratic, rather punitive father who has to be pacified and praised. You know, flattered. John Cleese erratic powerful father Loving your neighbour as much as yourself is practically bloody impossible? You might as well have a commandment that states,'Thou shalt fly'. John Cleese loving-you impossible might 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 done properly. We can play. John Cleese curiosity done play Who's ever going to write a film in which I get the girl? Me! John Cleese film girl writing 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 humor laughing ideas 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 switch to the closed mode to implement it. John Cleese come-up problem needs Laughter is a force for democracy. John Cleese force laughter democracy Either people walk round dressed as chickens or they listen to Beethoven. John Cleese chickens walks people I learned a lot of things about literature talking to people at the publishing company. Did you know that about 90 percent of celebrity autobiographies are ghostwritten? John Cleese literature talking people 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 stupid ideas thinking Telling people how to be creative is easy - being creative is difficult. John Cleese creative easy people 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 guy nuts thinking Always start where the energy is. John Cleese energy Writing is the great skill, the creative skill. The acting is more an interpretative skill. And the thrill for me is the moment when I think of something. And then the challenge is how to get that funny idea to work in terms of the structure and that kind of thing, which is - and that's what I really love doing. John Cleese skills writing thinking When I was a child and I was upset about something, my mother was not capable of containing that emotion, of letting me be upset but reassuring me, of just being with me in a calming way. She always got in a flap, so I not only had my own baby panics, fears and terrors to deal with, but I had to cope with hers, too. Eventually I taught myself to remain calm when I was panicked, in order not to upset her. In a way, she had managed to put me in charge of her. At 18 months old, I was doing the parenting. John Cleese mother baby children The real religion is about the understanding that if we can only still our egos for a few seconds, we might have a chance of experiencing something that is divine in nature. But in order to do that, we have to slice away at our egos and try to get them down to a manageable size, and then still work some practiced light meditation. So real religion is about reducing our egos, whereas all the churches are interested in is egotistical activities, like getting as many members and raising as much money and becoming as important and high-profile and influential as possible. John Cleese light real order Laughter destroys any divisions between people. John Cleese division laughter people
