Quotes by Michael Palin

About Michael Palin:

Michael Edward Palin is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He was one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and later made a number of travel documentaries.
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As I work in the afternoon on committing to paper some of my morning's thoughts, I find myself just about to close on the knotty question of whether or not I believe in God. In fact I am about to type, 'I do not believe in God', when the sky goes bla...

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[There] are people who make a complete and utter mockery of 'democracy' and 'equality' - they're the casualties of the primitive rules of competition which run our society, and the welfare state just keeps them alive. That's all.

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It was a strange feeling going into a church I did not know for a service that I did not really believe in, but once inside I couldn't help a feeling of warmth and security. Outside there were wars and road accidents and murders, striptease clubs and...

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I enjoy writing, I enjoy my house, my family and, more than anything I enjoy the feeling of seeing each day used to the full to actually produce something. The end.

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My parents have been married forty-two years. I wonder how many of those were happy.

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We are all the product of our past and have to live with our memories and personality they cannot be erased.

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As I grew into womanhood my confusion at the world became more apparent. I was taking comfort in behaviours that were familiar, not bathing, wearing multiple layers of clothes and, like my mother, I was bingeing on food. Of course I was still very mu...

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Marginalised and abused children are often overlooked even today, and risk becoming marginalised and abused adults who may never receive acknowledgment or respect for the immense physical and emotional burden they carry from childhood or indeed have ...

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Sorry' is just a word… A word that acquires a little bit of strength when uttered by a heart, which believes in its power, but yours is silent.

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Look at these cliffs! Some are abrupt and unpredictable. Some other are soft and with smooth slopes. Yet, they all have the same purpose: either to lure you and bring you down or to teach you how to stand up, firmly, on their rims while contemplating...

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The moon was reigning over their world, glowing its full splendor to all those willing to look up.

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Be silent like a rock, deeply rooted and straight like a tree, bend like a reed in the wind, listen to the sounds that your ears ignore, and feel the world through your intuition. The latter will never betray you, your senses will!

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The best teacher you'll ever have is yourself. I'm not your teacher! I'm here only to show you the way towards what you already know, and also, show you a way to find out what you don't know but feel that it exists.

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What's wisdom if not the will to learn the lessons, which Nature puts in one's way at every step?

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I felt an overwhelming gratitude in my life right now and wanted a chance to acknowledge it. I felt that any thanks given to any god all went to the same place, anyway, no matter what religion you were centered in.

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

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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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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.

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

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

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Author Bio

  • NameMichael Palin
  • DescriptionBritish comedian, actor, writer and television presenter
  • AliasesMichael Edward Palin
  • BornMay 5, 1943
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor; Comedian; Screenwriter
  • AwardsCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire