Michael Palin Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“I am certainly more interested in interviewing than being interviewed. Sometimes you find yourself attacked from the start.”

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

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

“I will die, but not retire.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“There are people who travel because they want to push themselves to physical limits, people who walk across deserts or cycle across the Antarctic - like Ranulph Fiennes, who just does it because it's there. And then there are people like me, who are just genuinely curious about the world.”

“I'm not good at confrontation. I know my strengths. I like company. And I am not a great arguer... I do find it much easier talking to people I like about things we both like.”