Michael Palin Quotes (23 Quotes)


    Ronnie was a straightforward man who had this extraordinary ability to make the nation laugh.

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

    I can't think of anyone who knew how to play comedy better than Ronnie Barker and I count myself enormously fortunate to have known and worked with him,

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

    I know that we shall meet problems along the way, but I'd far rather see for myself what's going on in the world outside, than rely on newspapers, television, politicians and religious leaders to tell me what I should be thinking.


    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.

    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.

    There was a mixture there and it was a rather pleasant mixture, and I think it helped him a lot in the last few years, that he had his spirituality, ... Death held no terrors for George whatsoever, and he still got a lot out of life and found the humor was there right up to when the last time I saw him, which was in August.

    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.


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

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

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

    I think you learn a lot about a country from its art. To me, it's part of the drama of life. It teaches you that there are places, moments and incidents in other cultures that genuinely have a life of their own.

    Always look on the bright side of life. (Monty Python)

    Do Not Adjust Your Set ... Monty Python's Flying Circus.

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

    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.

    I remember queuing around the block in Sheffield when I was growing up. At that time, going to the cinema was really something special - there was something about the style of the real thing that is immeasurable nicer than multiplexes.

    a straightforward, down-to-earth man who had this extraordinary ability to make the nation laugh - probably more often than anyone else I know.

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

    The American dimension to Python happened quite late. People said they weren't interested, and we'd practically given up hope.



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