I saw an advertisement the other day for the secret of life. It said "The secret of life can be yours for twenty-five shillings. Sent to Secret of Life Institute, Willesden." So I wrote away, seemed a good bargain, secret of life, twenty-five shillings. And I got a letter back saying, "If you think you can get the secret of life for twenty-five shillings, you don't deserve to have it. Send fifty shillings for the secret of life."
One of the ways to avoid being beaten by the system is to laugh at it. - Peter Cook
One of the ways to avoid being beaten by the system is to laugh at it.
- Peter Cook
All in all I'd rather have been a judge than a miner. And what's more, being a miner, as soon as you are too old and tired and sick and stupid to do … - Peter Cook
All in all I'd rather have been a judge than a miner. And what's more, being a miner, as soon as you are too old and tired and sick and stupid to do …
As I looked out into the night sky, across all those infinite stars, it made me realize how insignificant they are. - Peter Cook
As I looked out into the night sky, across all those infinite stars, it made me realize how insignificant they are.
I've had some wonderful ideas for getting the dominating going. I've got some extremely subtle advertising slogans that should get the public behind … - Peter Cook
I've had some wonderful ideas for getting the dominating going. I've got some extremely subtle advertising slogans that should get the public behind …
The thing that makes you know that Vernon Ward is a good painter is if you look at his ducks, you can see the eyes follow you around the room. - Peter Cook
The thing that makes you know that Vernon Ward is a good painter is if you look at his ducks, you can see the eyes follow you around the room.
Everything I've ever told you, including this, is a lie. - Peter Cook
Everything I've ever told you, including this, is a lie.
Life is a matter of passing the time enjoyably. There may be other things in life, but I've been too busy passing my time enjoyably to think very… - Peter Cook
Life is a matter of passing the time enjoyably. There may be other things in life, but I've been too busy passing my time enjoyably to think very…
I am very interested in the Universe - I am specialising in the Universe and all that surrounds it. - Peter Cook
I am very interested in the Universe - I am specialising in the Universe and all that surrounds it.
I am blind -- but I am able to read thanks to a wonderful new system known as 'broil' . . . I'm sorry, I'll just feel that again. - Peter Cook
I am blind -- but I am able to read thanks to a wonderful new system known as 'broil' . . . I'm sorry, I'll just feel that again.
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