Michael Palin quotes

Michael Palin is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television presenter, best known as a member of the comedy group Monty Python. His work has had a profound influence on British humor and documentary filmmaking. He continues to be celebrated for his wit, versatility, and engaging travel programs. Here are 65 of his quotes:

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

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.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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Listen -- strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

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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."

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Tomkinson: What are these? Mother: Shoe trees, dear...

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I wish them a long and happy life. If it's as long as their wedding, I'm sure they'll be fine.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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I don't see why it should be remarkable that you can acquire a reputation for fairness and decency. Those are qualities shared by so many people. And the great majority of people I meet are decent people, just trying to navigate their way through the world without causing too much trouble.

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