Well we were lucky because we started in Canada where everybody has a sense of humour! We flirted a little while with Josh Groban. He was personally interested in it. He said oh I'd love to do something different, and I said well it's pretty different! But in the end the dates didn't work out.

Eric Idle

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I believe in the separation of church and planet. by Eric Idle

I believe in the separation of church and planet.

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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 on 'Fox News'.

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A lot has been said about politics; some of it complimentary, but... by Eric Idle

A lot has been said about politics; some of it complimentary, but most of it accurate

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The dreadful thing about getting older is you cry at the drop of... by Eric Idle

The dreadful thing about getting older is you cry at the drop of a hat.

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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 doesn't make much difference anyway.

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Life has a very simple plot: first you're here and then you're no... by Eric Idle

Life has a very simple plot: first you're here and then you're not.

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Pattycake, pattycake, baker's man; good morning, madam, I'm a psy... by Eric Idle

Pattycake, pattycake, baker's man; good morning, madam, I'm a psychiatrist

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Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.

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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 equal to the cube root of MCC squared divided by X minus a quarter of a third percent. Keep that in mind, and you can't go very far wrong.

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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 even fewer.

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Life took over 4 billion years to evolve into you, and you've about 70 more years to enjoy it. Don't just pursue happiness, catch it.

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If anything can survive the probe of humour it is clearly of value, and conversely all groups who claim immunity from laughter are claiming special privileges which should not be granted.

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Never do things for money. It's always the things you do for love... by Eric Idle

Never do things for money. It's always the things you do for love that turn out to pay the best.

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I've got soggy thighs. It must be dinner time. by Eric Idle

I've got soggy thighs. It must be dinner time.

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Even if you've written something for print, I think it's good to try [it] out on someone because it changes. You can think it's hilarious and they can tell you it's not.

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Life is a comedy when watching and a tragedy when experiencing. I... by Eric Idle

Life is a comedy when watching and a tragedy when experiencing. I try and share anything I have.

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Everybody has their own free choice to do what they want. by Eric Idle

Everybody has their own free choice to do what they want.

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No day of my life passes without someone saying the words 'Monty... by Eric Idle

No day of my life passes without someone saying the words 'Monty Python' to me. It's not bad.

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People who are interested in money are really uninteresting peopl... by Eric Idle

People who are interested in money are really uninteresting people. They look like Donald Trump.

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Nobody gets irony anymore, as we are now living in the post-ironic age. Once George Bush gets a library, our irony is dead.

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