Michael Palin
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SARA BAREILLES It's something that - jazz is one of the few things that you can go and listen to, I don't c... BILLY HIGGINS I have no deep-seated desire to be famous; that's not what's driving me, so if it's some... CAM That's the thing: You don't understand burnout unless you've been burned out. And it'... ELENA DELLE DONNE STUART ROSE ANDREA BOCELLI There's so much pressure, but I think if you really love it, if you truly love it, and it's ... FLEUR EAST GRETCHEN RUBIN JOHN BOLTON I would wake up at night and think, 'What the hell have I gotten myself into? You don't want... RICHARD ARTSCHWAGER You know, I don't watch television! Sorry! I actually don't even have a television. I don... BROOKE SMITH I'm just into making quality stuff if I can, with interesting people and good scripts. But it... EWAN MCGREGOR DUSTIN DIAMOND I don't actually do any exercise, which is really bad. But I wear heels a lot. My theory is that... KAREN GILLAN PETER THIEL CHRIS CORNELL RICHARD ROGERS Laughter is a strange response. I mean, what is it? It's a spasm of some kind! Is that always jo... MADELINE KAHN When we can't determine what is art - when you get to that point where we're not sure, that&... RICHARD PHILLIPS STEPHEN COLBERT I don't think anyone sets out to do something bad, it's just that it's very difficult. GARY COLE VIVIENNE WESTWOOD ERIC SCHMIDT What I don't like so much is people who - how do you say this? - who make judgments over the gen... JOHN DE MOL, JR. PHIL KNIGHT JERRY GARCIA Sarah Palin - now don't laugh - is writing a book. Not just reading a book, writing a book. Actu... CHRIS MATTHEWS LUIS PALAU DANICA PATRICK JERRY DOYLE ALICE WALKER JACKIE MASON JIM BROWN The wonderful thing about maths is it's a totally logical subject, and a pathway has been marked... MARCUS DU SAUTOY PRINCE WILLIAM HALSEY When you grow up in something, you don't even know if it's bad or good. You just know that&#... FUTURE ARETHA FRANKLIN BILL COSBY BUSY PHILIPPS NICK VUJICIC I think you must be running away from something pretty enormous if you don't want to see a perso... GREG WISE LARRY DAVID I love TV. I love being behind the scenes on a TV show but there's something about, I don't ... SIMON COWELL JASON RITTER I'm still a big 'Grey's Anatomy' fan. BROOKE ELLIOTT I used to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' pretty religiously. ERINN HAYES NATALIE IMBRUGLIA It's very interesting, the dynamics of popularity. When you do something all the time, you don&#... TAJ MAHAL Tell me that you don't like cartoons, and I think there's something wrong with you. I don... JOHN DIMAGGIO You just suddenly think that there's something quite childish about acting. Basically, it's ... KEVIN WHATELY RAF SIMONS Daredevil was known as 'The Man Without Fear,' and I just thought, 'Well, I don't th... CHARLIE COX I don't have a great imagination to share something with you that you don't know, so it'... NATE LOWMAN LIL UZI VERT PATTI SMITH RAF SIMONS It's always scary when you're doing a sequel to a film, because you don't want to just r... EFREN RAMIREZ It could be that people just want to be connected to something that's bigger than they are that ... DWIGHT SCHULTZ I like doing clay work. It's different from drawing on a page because you have something to mold... BONNIE WRIGHT KARL PILKINGTON DAPHNE GUINNESS I always love to look at something that I couldn't make, because I feel it's enlightening. I... JONATHAN ANDERSON VIGGO MORTENSEN ALEXA CHUNG TERRELL DAVIS Playing characters who are wonderful and beautiful is hard because you don't feel like that most... HANS MATHESON If you don't like something, talk about something else that's great and maybe someone else w... ELIZABETH OLSEN DAVID JOHANSEN You feel the music needs something but you don't know what. So you start searching, fitting, mea... BETH GIBBONS ERIKA CHRISTENSEN Yes, it must be something that goes very well with my voice, let's say something that I understa... VICTORIA DE LOS ANGELES KATEE SACKHOFF I kind of found a niche for myself after 'Firefly'. I found something that I enjoyed doing a... NATHAN FILLION When I came out, I found I hadn't been born with the right genes. It's quite brutal. If you&... JOHN GRANT For me, when I'm writing something really personal, I don't feel good about it. It's wei... SAMPHA STANLEY A. MCCHRYSTAL I don't think I'm a singer, I think I'm an expressionist. But it takes time to put it in... BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE But if you know that something has been really vicious, you don't read it, you don't let it ... NIGELLA LAWSON RICHARD DAWKINS If it's something quite low-key then I'll often do my own makeup. But for something like a p... FELICITY JONES When you don't know that you don't know, it's a lot different than when you do know that... BILL PARCELLS There's a side of fashion that's very analytical and data-oriented and methodical, but there... IMRAN AMED YVES BEHAR People think it's suspect and self-indulgent to make art, and I don't think that's true.... DANA SPIOTTA CHARLES BARKLEY There's something sort of intrinsic in being a Southerner that doesn't go away. You can'... NATALIE ZEA TILDA SWINTON When something comes to my brain, I don't ignore it. You never know what it's going to turn ... KACEY MUSGRAVES
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One of the most important days of my life was when I learned to ride a bicycle. MICHAEL PALIN Armageddon is not around the corner. This is only what the people of violence want us to believe. Th... MICHAEL PALIN I've always been blessed, or cursed, some might say, with an insatiable curiosity, a desire to f... MICHAEL PALIN I don't see why it should be remarkable that you can acquire a reputation for fairness and decen... MICHAEL PALIN Fame changes everything. When you're well-known, you're expected to be different. Some peopl... MICHAEL PALIN I do have high standards. I look at everything I have done and think, 'Why wasn't that bette... MICHAEL PALIN There are people who travel because they want to push themselves to physical limits, people who walk... MICHAEL PALIN I mistrust total competence. I've always felt life is a series of small disasters we try to get thro... MICHAEL PALIN 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... MICHAEL PALIN If you had a successful TV show, people wanted to see you live. Promoters had had practice with pop ... MICHAEL PALIN Ronnie could turn himself into any character. He did it with an effortless ease. MICHAEL PALIN I think you learn a lot about a country from its art. To me, it's part of the drama of life. It teac... MICHAEL PALIN Eric Idle 's Personal Best, MICHAEL PALIN Around the World in Eighty Days MICHAEL PALIN a straightforward, down-to-earth man who had this extraordinary ability to make the nation laugh - p... MICHAEL PALIN great wit, a great sense of humor. MICHAEL PALIN The American dimension to Python happened quite late. People said they weren't interested, and we'd ... MICHAEL PALIN Do Not Adjust Your Set ... Monty Python's Flying Circus. MICHAEL PALIN I remember queuing around the block in Sheffield when I was growing up. At that time, going to the c... MICHAEL PALIN When I read profiles of myself, I sometimes think: 'I have spent my whole life struggling to und... MICHAEL PALIN I've never particularly liked travelling with large groups or being told where to go by somebody... MICHAEL PALIN There is nothing better than playing a scene with John Cleese or Maggie Smith. It's electric. Bu... MICHAEL PALIN You can't get a suit of armour and a rubber chicken just like that. You have to plan ahead. MICHAEL PALIN I want people to know there is more to Somalia than looting and piracy. MICHAEL PALIN 'The Truth' is not meant to preach or point any fingers. It's meant to show that perhaps... MICHAEL PALIN There was a mixture there and it was a rather pleasant mixture, and I think it helped him a lot in t... MICHAEL PALIN It was a strange feeling going into a church I did not know for a service that I did not really beli... MICHAEL PALIN People are still crazy about Python after twenty-five years, which I find hard to believe. MICHAEL PALIN Contrary to what the politicians and religious leaders would like us to believe, the world won't be ... MICHAEL PALIN I always wanted to be an explorer, but - it seemed I was doomed to be nothing more than a very silly... MICHAEL PALIN I do have high standards. I look at everything I have done and think, 'Why wasn't that better?' Part... MICHAEL PALIN The trouble with travelling back later on is that you can never repeat the same experience. MICHAEL PALIN I know that we shall meet problems along the way, but I'd far rather see for myself what's going on ... MICHAEL PALIN Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected un... MICHAEL PALIN We were amazed at the enthusiasm of American audiences. MICHAEL PALIN Always look on the bright side of life. (Monty Python) MICHAEL PALIN Of course there is a huge in our material welfare, religious upbringing, and things like that. But t... MICHAEL PALIN Ronnie was a straightforward man who had this extraordinary ability to make the nation laugh. MICHAEL PALIN There is barely a country in the world where you will be completely safe. MICHAEL PALIN And one of them turned to me, ... and said, 'Oh my God! Eric Idle!' MICHAEL PALIN All right, now we're going to make a sketch. MICHAEL PALIN I can't think of anyone who knew how to play comedy better than Ronnie Barker and I count myself eno... MICHAEL PALIN I know that we shall meet problems along the way, but I'd far rather see for myself what's g... MICHAEL PALIN Contrary to what the politicians and religious leaders would like us to believe, the world won't... MICHAEL PALIN People say the most stupid things on the spur of the moment that they then have to retract. MICHAEL PALIN Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected un... MICHAEL PALIN I love reading other people's diaries, especially someone like Virginia Woolf's - such a for... MICHAEL PALIN When I'm travelling, I always take my little notebook and scribble things down as I watch them; ... MICHAEL PALIN I am very cautious of people who are absolutely right, especially when they are vehemently so. MICHAEL PALIN I've been lucky enough to stand on both poles, but the place that seemed the remotest to me was ... MICHAEL PALIN The kids growing up is a separate strand to your life. However bad a day you've had, that's ... MICHAEL PALIN I think some of the best modern writing comes now from travellers. MICHAEL PALIN I'm not good at confrontation. I know my strengths. I like company. And I am not a great arguer.... MICHAEL PALIN I wanted to be an explorer, but gradually found the world had been explored and that there was nowhe... MICHAEL PALIN Despite having seen a fair amount of the world, I still love travelling - I just have an insatiable ... MICHAEL PALIN I am restless. I don't mind leaving this comfortable, static life. I could live a year on my own... MICHAEL PALIN Travelling, and being paid for it, is just great. MICHAEL PALIN SARAH PALIN I'm in no rush. One day I'll find a nice guy. BRISTOL PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN I want to do public speaking and cause campaigning. I want to write a book. BRISTOL PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN If a mistake is made the honorable thing to do is to own up to it.' Of course I was talking about Le... BRISTOL PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN Never lie to your mother. That's like the biggest lesson that I learned, learned throughout my l... BRISTOL PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN I love my baby more than anything. He's like a Gerber baby. He's the cutest baby in the whol... BRISTOL PALIN I love my son more than anything. I will do whatever it takes to make sure he is raised the right wa... BRISTOL PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN I'm a normal sized girl. I'm not a size double zero; I don't weigh 90 pounds. I'm a ... BRISTOL PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN SARAH PALIN There was some indecision as to when I was born. My sister said it was 1916. I'd lost my birth c... MICHAEL GOUGH You can't escape this feeling of disintegration. The world is fragile. But you also can't le... MICHAEL SHANNON You have to always remember who your guest is, and that's who we cater to. MICHAEL MINA MICHAEL CAINE MICHAEL SYMON We've certainly learned a lot of lessons from Katrina, from Rita. Rita was better than Katrina. ... MICHAEL CHERTOFF There's Jay-Z, who morphs a certain street hustler's cool and indifference into CEO extravag... MICHAEL PATERNITI MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL PORTER MICHAEL STRAHAN I might be 'Candid Camera's number one fan. MICHAEL CARBONARO To be able to detect the outbreak of avian flu anywhere in the world is going to require a partnersh... MICHAEL BURGESS MICHAEL JORDAN The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote that when you look into the darkness of the abyss the... 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But I think I have a First Amendment right not to b... MICHAEL NUTTER In all of my work I'm trying to create a dialogue, in which I want to provoke the recipients, st... MICHAEL HANEKE Horror fans need horror, okay? They don't need little worms squirming around going down your thr... MICHAEL ROOKER MICHAEL LEUNIG A man in a well tailored suit will always shine brighter than a guy in an off-the-rack suit. MICHAEL KORS MICHAEL MOORE If you copy then it is not self-expression. MICHAEL SCHENKER I'm not sure why I like cats so much. I mean, they're really cute obviously. They are both w... 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I don't know who's worse with little boys, Mario or Michael Jackson. 
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There's something about losing friends, particularly young people, where it's not something ... 
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The characteristic of great innovators and great companies is they see a space that others do not. T... 
You can't explain much in 60 seconds, but when you show Michael Jordan, you don't have to. I... 
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It's bad when you fail morally. It's worse when you don't repent. 
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If you're not having fun - I don't care what you're doing - don't do it. Move on. Fi... 
You don't always have to be doing something. You can just be, and that's plenty. 
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You can tell if there's magic in something. When you start it, you want to finish it and you wan... 
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I don't know what the future is, but you just do it whilst it's there, don't you? 
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If you don't love something, it's not functional, in my opinion. 
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We say keep your change, we'll keep our God, our guns, our constitution. 
Buck up or stay in the truck. 
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Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath. 
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Sound strategy starts with having the right goal. 
That's one of the great things about Thanksgiving: Football's on! 
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One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals. 
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Do I need my number retired throughout the course of the league to acknowledge what I've done? N... 
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Perhaps it is partly that we need to love books ourselves as parents, grandparents and teachers in o... 
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