“It's not a model if it's full-size. It's a ice-breaker!”
“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
“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,...”
Michael Palin
“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
“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
“One of the difficult things of so much travelling is to say goodbye.”
Michael Palin