Michael Palin Quotes
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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I phoned Joe Roth, who was head of the studio at the time, and told him how beautiful the film was, and that I was fully ready to support it, that Michael's work was wonderful and I imagined that Daniel would feel the same. He listened quietly and read between the lines.
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Work means independence. It allowed me to shape my life on so many levels.
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Between now and then and I just felt it was ready and it was a long enough period gone by. I obviously didn't want to hurt anybody, you know. It was done out of a genuine memorial or tribute whatever you want to call it.
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Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves.
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Sometimes you have to step away from what you love in order to learn how to love it again.
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I played, like, a year of piano until I learned the 'Pink Panther' theme. That was my goal. Once I was good enough, I quit. Now my music has to have some rock.
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In Arab Islamic society, it is traditionally taboo to criticize the lifestyle or personal philosophy of any practicing Muslim.
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I still get the jitters every time I start a new job! I love it - makes you feel alive.
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Inside my heart, there's a 12-year-old girl who has always wanted to be Ginger Rogers.
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Not everybody should be laughing at everything at the same time. That's not even natural. My thing is to feel natural, because I don't want to feel like I could just make people laugh at every single joke, every single time, with the same decibel level.
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The body, in 'La Belle Noiseuse,' was the source of the artist's creativity.
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I'll only move in with my husband. There's no question of a live-in relationship.
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For me, the exhausting thing about touring is the sitting around, which is why working on my concert music is really great - and also seeing concerts and seeing friends and, whenever possible, getting out to see a museum.
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I definitely have a dark side of me that can be pretty vicious... as we all do.
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Everybody believes that capital punishment is wrong, but when they look at certain cases, they're quick to say, 'Put them to death,' or scream 'capital punishment.'
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The principle of tolerance and respect for freedom promoted by the reforms of the Second Vatican Council are today being manipulated and erroneously taken too far.
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Part of the privilege of being an actor is the people you get to work with.
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The world admits bears in pits do it, Even Pekingeses at the Ritz do it, Let's do it, let's fall in love.
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I want to be tested beyond my comfort zone. I don't want to be safe if it is more interesting to be dangerous.
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When I was in school, there was no such thing as girls' athletics.
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Get the big idea and all else follows.
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There is barely a country in the world where you will be completely safe.
