Michael Palin Quotes
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Iggy Pop has a voice that's somehow simultaneously self-mocking, wild, precise, amused, righteous, cool, contained and bold. I don't know how he does what he does.
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We talk about these legendary fighters, talk about how they had hundred-something fights, hundred-something victories... but when you look at the history books, I still beat more world champions than any fighter in history.
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Make yourself comfortable in everything you do.
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I wasn't campaigning for a role in a Hollywood television series, it was a fluke. So you've got to have a measure of good luck, you really have, being in the right place at the right time.
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If you go to Africa and you're white, you're probably not going to get that much work either. But the fact is that there is a longer history of black integration in the U.S. I don't have any resentment about this: I did the maths, calculated it against my ambition and decided to leave England.
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After September 11, when the United States took action to overthrow the Taliban, our interests and Iran's aligned, and we were able to coordinate quietly but effectively.
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When I was younger, my family would go camping and fishing on our ranches. My dad loves being around all kinds of animals. He's the one who got me to be a really big animal lover.
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I'm not a negative person.
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I've been a free man.
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Ricky: You are the strangest man alive.
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For me the future of the image is going to be in electronic form. … You will see perfectly beautiful images on an electronic screen. And I'd say that would be very handsome. They would be almost as close as the best reproductions.
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Che ben pigliar nel crin la buona sorteCarlo sapea, quando volgea la faccia.
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Most of the people I know, their marriages went down the drain, like mine - something I am not proud of.
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Then I came up with this crazy idea just to walk out on the stage with no band at all and just start singing whatever came to mind. I actually fought the idea for a while because it seemed almost too radical, but it became obvious what I was supposed to be doing.
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I definitely could not write a character that was cruel or unconcerned with animal welfare. For me, not just as a writer but for the person I am, I love animals.
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All great players want to be the reason the team wins.
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Making eye contact with adults while dressed as a clown is risky.
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Creativity is the greatest expression of liberty.
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As the world gets smaller and communication spreads further and further out there, you try to find the right balance.
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This industry has been really good to me. It's been a great life. I'm not through yet. I'm ready when you are, Mr. DeMille.
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As a trumpet player, I was playing Xenakis, Lindberg: very challenging, technical, atonal, and I enjoyed it.
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I'm a conservative, and I'm a compassionate conservative. And I think it's important that Florida continues to move in that direction.
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One of the most important days of my life was when I learned to ride a bicycle.
