Terry Jones quotes

It took 200 years for the Crusaders to create [this] Muslim fanaticism. It was the exact imitation of Christian intolerance. (Terry Jones)
Sarah: That's not fair! Jareth: You say that so often, I wonder what your basis for comparison is? View quote
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What is meant by: "We mustn't give in to the terrorists"? We gave in to them the moment the first bombs fell on Afghanistan. View quote
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Saying "We will destroy terrorism" is about as meaningful as saying: "We shall annihilate mockery." View quote
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Why do I feel so exercised about what we think of the people of the Middle Ages?...I guess it's because so many of their voices are ringing vibrantly in my ears – Chaucer's, Boccaccio's, Henry Knighton's, Thomas Walsingham's, Froissart's, Jean Creton's... writers and contemporary historians of the period who seem to me just as individual, just as alive as we are today. We need to get to know these folk better in order to know who we are ourselves. View quote
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Ludicrous concepts...like the whole idea of a "war on terrorism". You can wage war against another country, or on a national group within your own country, but you can't wage war on an abstract noun. How do you know when you've won? When you've got it removed from the Oxford English Dictionary? View quote
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I don't think you need religion. View quote
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A Horse, a Bucket and a Spoon. View quote
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I don't think people who have children are acting selfishly or unselfishly. Having a child who'll be loved, to parents who love each other, is the important thing. View quote
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I've been very lucky to have been able to act, write and direct and not have to choose just the one thing. View quote
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Some people are passionate about aisles, others about window seats. (Terry Jones)
You know, I've never thought of myself as a comedian. View quote
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I'd like something that peels potatoes really quickly - that would be wonderful. View quote
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We think of medieval England as being a place of unbelievable cruelty and darkness and superstition. We think of it as all being about fair maidens in castles, and witch-burning, and a belief that the world was flat. Yet all these things are wrong. View quote
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Fatherhood is wonderful. View quote
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I'm cheerfully optimistic about life. Optimism is very important! View quote
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The funny thing about history is that we imagine that people didn't laugh in the old days, but of course they did, at stupid things. View quote
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It doesn't worry me what anyone says, except when publicity hurts others. View quote
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We will definitely not burn the Koran, no. Not today, not ever. View quote
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