Michael Palin
12 quotes
Biography
"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."
"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."
"I wish them a long and happy life. If it's as long as their wedding, I'm sure they'll be fine."
"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.""
"One of the difficult things of so much travelling is to say goodbye."
"It's not a model if it's full-size. It's a ice-breaker!"
"I've got a false lip."
"The trouble with travelling back later on is that you can never repeat the same experience."
"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"
"Fame changes everything. When you're well-known, you're expected to be different. Some people assume you must have a yacht and four homes. Or that you're famous because you are 'A Decent Man'."
"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."
"One of the most important days of my life was when I learned to ride a bicycle."