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Michael Palin


British
May 3, 1943
Comedian
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The trouble with travelling back later on is that you can never repeat the same experience.


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


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'Nice' means nothing. Is it someone who doesn't swear and shout? I swear and shout. 'Nice' sounds ineffectual.
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One of the most important days of my life was when I learned to ride a bicycle.


Michael Palin
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People say the most stupid things on the spur of the moment that they then have to retract.


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


Michael Palin
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Please don't ask which I enjoy more - acting or hosting - because I love them equally.


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I got my first lifetime achievement award years ago, and I was very excited, but then I got a sense of: Well, can one get a second lifetime award?
Michael Palin
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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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I was very bad at projecting my voice. I used to do this Gumby Flower Arranging sketch which involved shouting, and I could never do it right, and at one point my voice went completely.
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Hollywood was possible for a while! Why didn't I go along with it? Well, the other things that were pulling me back were more important. Being at home, being in the same marriage, these things enabled me to go off and travel in the first place.
Michael Palin
You don't ask people about the immigration policies of the U.K. or their country's agricultural policy. Instead, you talk to them about the meal they're eating or their family, and from that you get the sense of another human being, someone we can all relate to.
Michael Palin
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People look for patterns in everything. It's what keeps us sane, I suppose. I struggle to see any patterns in my life. I think I can understand depression a bit because of my sister. My own feelings of... I'm aware that, if you feel down, it can be strangely unrelated to circumstances around you. That's just the way life is.
Michael Palin
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