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Michael Palin
8 quotes
“There are many ways of seeing the world. You can hang upside down from a meteor, volunteer to be the fourth stage of a three-stage rocket, or simply get in a balloon and keep going. But if it's sheer, unadulterated discomfort you're looking for, just stay on land.”
Michael Palin (born 1943) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
“I wish them a long and happy life. If it's as long as their wedding, I'm sure they'll be fine.”
Michael Palin (born 1943) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Pole to Pole (1992)
“The use of the word "just" by an Australian means that whatever it is you have to do, it will not be easy, as in "Just pull that sword out of the stone" or "Just split that atom.”
Michael Palin (born 1943) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997)
“One of the difficult things of so much travelling is to say goodbye.”
Michael Palin (born 1943) first seen 2002 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sahara with Michael Palin (2002)
“Tomkinson: What are these? Mother: Shoe trees, dear...”
Michael Palin (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's not a model if it's full-size. It's a ice-breaker!”
Michael Palin (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I've got a false lip.”
Michael Palin (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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. Cries of “They’re evil, let’s get ‘em” or “The infidels must die” sound frightening, but they're desperately empty of argument and understanding. They're the rallying cries of prejudice, the call to arms of those who find it easier to hate than admit they might be not be right about everything. Armageddon is not around the corner. This is only what the people of violence want us to believe. The complexity and diversity of the world is the hope for the future.”
Michael Palin (born 1943) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter from London" (18 September 2003)