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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'.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Allowed America Fox Fox News Freedom Freedom Of Speech Good Good Thing Just Least News Question Speech Thing Use Whether Which You A Good Thing

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My education was paid for by the RAF Benevolent Fund, so a charity school, run like an orphanage, with uniforms and beatings. It was tough, but it got me to Cambridge - like being a chrysalis suddenly becoming a butterfly.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Becoming Being Benevolent Butterfly Cambridge Charity Chrysalis Education Fund Got Like Me Orphanage Paid Run School Suddenly Tough Uniforms

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We've discovered that the less we do, the more money we make.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Discovered Less Make Money More

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Probably spending 12 years at boarding school - comedy became a survival gene. But I think some people are funny right off the bat, as soon as they can speak or be naughty.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Bat Became Boarding Boarding School Comedy Funny Gene Naughty Off People Right School Some Some People Soon Speak Spending Survival Think Years I Think

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The Minister of Transport issued this appeal to motorists: Can anyone give him a lift to Leicester?

~Eric Idle

Topics: Anyone Appeal Give Him Lift Minister Transport

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You look just like you!

~Eric Idle

Topics: Just Like Look You

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

~Eric Idle

Topics: Bad Day Life Me Monty Monty Python My Life Passes Python Saying Someone Without Words

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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.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Bones Break Corner Cry Go Hours Make May Me Myself Sticks Stones Will Words

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To me, the musical is best when it's a musical comedy. So if you have a very, very funny show, and very good, funny songs, that's what the musical does best.

~Eric Idle

Topics: Best Comedy Does Funny Good Me Musical Show Songs Very You

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I think the special thing about Python is that it's a writers' commune. The writers are in charge. The writers decide what the material is.

~Eric Idle

Topics: About Charge Decide Material Python Special Thing Think Writers I Think

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Comedian

Born: March 29th, 1943

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