A lot has been said about politics; some of it complimentary, but most of it accurate.
--Eric Idle
All life's a stage we're passing through.
--Eric Idle
At least one way of measuring the freedom of any society is the amount of comedy that is permitted.
--Eric Idle
If anything can survive the probe of humor, it is clearly of value, and conversely all groups who claim immunity from laughter are claiming special privileges which should not be granted.
--Eric Idle
If the studios paid the artists, how would they ever be able to afford the executives?
--Eric Idle
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.
--Eric Idle
Life has a very simple plot: first you're here and then you're not.
--Eric Idle
Life is a comedy when watching and a tragedy when experiencing. I try and share anything I have.
--Eric Idle
People can tell the truth much more freely when they're apparently lying.
--Eric Idle
People who are interested in money are really uninteresting people. They look like Donald Trump.
--Eric Idle
Remember, in his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only two paintings. I personally sold even fewer.
--Eric Idle
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.
--Eric Idle
The dreadful thing about getting older is you cry at the drop of a hat.
--Eric Idle
Your life is precious. You've only got one. Don't waste it on bad relationships, on bad marriages, on bad jobs, on bad people. Waste it wisely on what you want to do. But if you're still playing beer pong five years from now, you may be on the wrong track.
--Eric Idle
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