Michael Palin

Michael Edward Palin (born 1943)

British actor, comedian and travel writer

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• "The use of the word 'just' by an Australian means that whatever it is you have to do, it will not be easy, as in 'Just pull that sword out of the stone' or 'Just split that atom'."
  • Source: Full Circle

• "There are many ways of seeing the world. You can hang upside down from a meteor, volunteer to be the fourth stage of a three-stage rocket, or simply get in a balloon and keep going. But if it's sheer, unadulterated discomfort you're looking for, just stay on land."
  • Source Around the World in Eighty Days