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I have been very blessed in my life and rewarded with good friends and good health. I am grateful and happy to be able to share this.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Able Am Been Blessed Friends Good Good Friends Good Health Grateful Happy Health Life My Life Rewarded Share Very I Am

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A website can be very time-intensive, but I'd love to have one where people can contribute to it - like invent islands and make their own flags, and their own laws. I think that'd be kind of fun.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Be Kind Contribute Flags Fun Invent Islands Kind Laws Like Love Make Own People Think Very Website Where I Think

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I do pool exercises, like weightlifting but underwater. I walk, I swim... I'm pretty fit for an old bloke.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Bloke Exercises Fit Like Old Pool Pretty Swim Underwater Walk

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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.

~Eric Idle

Topics: About Billion Catch Enjoy Evolve Happiness Just Life More Over Pursue Took Years You

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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.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Age Anymore Bush Dead George George Bush Gets Irony Library Living Nobody Now Once Our

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John Cleese once told me he'd do anything for money. So I offered him a pound to shut up, and he took it.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Anything He Him John Me Money Offered Once Pound Shut Shut Up Took Up

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I love being an older comic now. It's like being an old soccer or an old baseball player. You're in the Hall of Fame and it's nice, but you're no longer that person in the limelight on the spot doing that thing.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Baseball Baseball Player Being Comic Doing Fame Hall Like Limelight Longer Love Nice Now Old Older Person Player Soccer Spot Thing You I Love

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I like being a foreigner. For me, to live in California is very pleasant - I'm more comfortable not feeling a part of everything, not feeling responsible for the government or the roads or the health system.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Being California Comfortable Everything Feeling Foreigner Government Health Like Live Me More Part Pleasant Responsible Roads System Very

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I love my family, my wife, my kids, my dogs, my home, my life. I am a very happy and contented man.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Am Contented Dogs Family Happy Home Kids Life Love Man My Life Very Wife I Am I Love

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Americans like to think 'Python' is how English people really are. There is an element of truth to that.

~Eric Idle

Topics: American Element English English People How Like People Python Really Think Truth

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Comedian

Born: March 29th, 1943

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