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Michael Palin Quotes

Fame changes everything. When you're well-known, you're expected to be different. Some people assume you must have a yacht and four homes. Or that you're famous because you are 'A Decent Man'.

Michael Palin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: british
Birth: May 5, 1943

Topics

Man People Famous Be Different You

If I've learned anything in this business, it's that you have to be fearless.

Jody Watley

Business Fearless You Anything

The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as statements of ultimate fact but as art-forms.

John B. S. Haldane

Science Man Religion Wise Wise Man

I tested a lot of old cornbread recipes and most of them were bland or tough.

Jeremy Jackson

Tough Old Recipes Most Them Were

The Cold War was over long before it was officially declared dead.

John le Carre

War Cold Long Dead Over Cold War

Yeah, I do like scary movies, especially the ones that don't take themselves too seriously.

Anna Faris

Movies Seriously Scary Take Like

I was an international tax specialist. Yeah, I was an international man of mystery and tax specialist.

Stephen Pagliuca

Man Mystery Tax Specialist Yeah

I started in theatre; the first bit of drama I did was amateur dramatics, up until I was 19. Then the TV and film opportunities came along, but now I was just ready to come back.

Michael Socha

Theatre Opportunities Back Drama Now

I think Elvis loved his fans - I think that's why they loved him and still love him. Fans are very conscious and sensitive to the fact that performers love them.

Minnie Pearl

Love Think Loved Why Him Fans

People don't do what you expect but what you inspect.

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

People You Expect

A writer starts out, I think, wanting to be a transfiguring agent, and ends up usually just making contact, contact with other human beings. This, unsurprisingly, is not enough.

Joy Williams

Think Enough Human Contact Out Up

I loved B.I.G., but not like I liked Tupac, because he was an actor, so I related to him.

Derek Luke

Loved Actor Him Because Like He

My parents believed in the power of education.

Priscilla Chan

Great Admire Mentors Peers Deal Who