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Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: I got my first lifetime achievement award years

I got my first lifetime achievement award years ago, and I was very excited, but then I got a sense of: Well, can one get a second lifetime award? — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: I feel this evening that I am too

I feel this evening that I am too hopelessly and happily corrupted by the richness of London life to ever be right for Dorset, or vice-versa. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: The trouble with travelling back later on is

The trouble with travelling back later on is that you can never repeat the same experience. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: When in doubt, resort to animation.

When in doubt, resort to animation. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: People are still crazy about Python after twenty-five

People are still crazy about Python after twenty-five years, which I find hard to believe. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: My marriage has worked because I am not

My marriage has worked because I am not around much. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: I always wanted to be an explorer, but

I always wanted to be an explorer, but - it seemed I was doomed to be nothing more than a very silly person. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: The Buddhist version of poverty is a situation

The Buddhist version of poverty is a situation where you have nothing to contribute. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: There is barely a country in the world

There is barely a country in the world where you will be completely safe. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: The human race should just slow down and

The human race should just slow down and think about what it is doing. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: I cut down trees, I skip and jump,

I cut down trees, I skip and jump, I like to press wild flowers. I put on women's clothing and hang around in bars. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: I am restless. I don't mind leaving this

I am restless. I don't mind leaving this comfortable, static life. I could live a year on my own in a remote village. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: I saw novelists as being admirable people and

I saw novelists as being admirable people and I thought ... I thought ... maybe, one day, I could be one of them. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: Geography is the subject which holds the key

Geography is the subject which holds the key to our future — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: I would love to go to Iran. The

I would love to go to Iran. The island of Madagascar, everyone says is pretty exotic, or the wonderful Namibian desert. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By John Cleese: Michael Palin decided to give up on his

Michael Palin decided to give up on his considerable comedy talents to make those dreadfully tedious travel shows. Have you ever tried to watch one? — John Cleese

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: I think some of the best modern writing

I think some of the best modern writing comes now from travellers. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: Geography prepares for the world of work -

Geography prepares for the world of work - geographers, with their skills of analysis are highly employable! — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: My parents have been married forty-two years. I

My parents have been married forty-two years. I wonder how many of those were happy. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: The kids growing up is a separate strand

The kids growing up is a separate strand to your life. However bad a day you've had, that's the most important thing, and you have to remember that. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: I will die, but not retire.

I will die, but not retire. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: In the absence of fear there is little

In the absence of fear there is little faith. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: Contrary to what the politicians and religious leaders

Contrary to what the politicians and religious leaders would like us to believe, the world won't be made safer by creating barriers between people. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: You can't get a suit of armour and

You can't get a suit of armour and a rubber chicken just like that. You have to plan ahead. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: I am very cautious of people who are

I am very cautious of people who are absolutely right, especially when they are vehemently so. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: I've never particularly liked travelling with large groups

I've never particularly liked travelling with large groups or being told where to go by somebody else. I prefer to find out for myself. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: People say the most stupid things on the

People say the most stupid things on the spur of the moment that they then have to retract. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!!

NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!! — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: I am not a great cook, I am

I am not a great cook, I am not a great artist, but I love art, and I love food, so I am the perfect traveller. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: Please don't ask which I enjoy more -

Please don't ask which I enjoy more - acting or hosting - because I love them equally. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: Ronnie Barker was a straightforward man who had

Ronnie Barker was a straightforward man who had this extraordinary ability to make the nation laugh — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: I can be me, and people seem quite

I can be me, and people seem quite happy with that. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: I mistrust total competence. I've always felt life

I mistrust total competence. I've always felt life is a series of small disasters we try to get through. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: I'd got over playing a character. People accepted

I'd got over playing a character. People accepted who I was, and if I was incompetent and useless, they felt quite endeared to me. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: One of the most important days of my

One of the most important days of my life was when I learned to ride a bicycle. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: 'Nice' means nothing. Is it someone who doesn't

'Nice' means nothing. Is it someone who doesn't swear and shout? I swear and shout. 'Nice' sounds ineffectual. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: I have been unusually blessed in that I've

I have been unusually blessed in that I've been allowed to pursue two strands of a career that both delight me and seem to please the public. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: Once the travel bug bites there is no

Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: If atheists are deaf to the word of

If atheists are deaf to the word of God, then theists are blind to the ways of man. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: Despite having seen a fair amount of the

Despite having seen a fair amount of the world, I still love travelling - I just have an insatiable curiosity and like looking out of a window. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: I am certainly more interested in interviewing than

I am certainly more interested in interviewing than being interviewed. Sometimes you find yourself attacked from the start. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: The need to eat, sleep and dry out

The need to eat, sleep and dry out plays havoc with your sense of wonder. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: We read poems from the Oxford Book of

We read poems from the Oxford Book of Twentieth Century Verse. Neil insisted on spilling wine over my carpet. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: One of the difficult things of so much

One of the difficult things of so much travelling is to say goodbye. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: All I ask of food is that it

All I ask of food is that it doesn't harm me. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: George Harrison's passing was really sad, but it

George Harrison's passing was really sad, but it does make the afterlife seem much more attractive. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: Travelling, and being paid for it, is just

Travelling, and being paid for it, is just great. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: Somewhere, a long way away, people are doing

Somewhere, a long way away, people are doing sensible things like mowing lawns and digging gardens. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: I want people to know there is more

I want people to know there is more to Somalia than looting and piracy. — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: Now, what sort of person would write a

Now, what sort of person would write a scene where a young man stumbles upon a castle full only of beautiful young women? Answer: ME! — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: It's not a model if it's full-size. It's

It's not a model if it's full-size. It's a ice-breaker! — Michael Palin

Michael Palin Quotes By Michael Palin: Night falls over Machu Picchu to the sound

Night falls over Machu Picchu to the sound of Abba's 'Dancing Queen'. — Michael Palin