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[[File:An evening with Michael Palin.jpg|thumb|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."]]

'''[[w:Michael Palin|Sir Michael Edward Palin]]''', [[w:Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]], [[w:Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[w:Royal Geographical Society|FRGS]], [[w:Royal Scottish Geographical Society|FRSGS]] (born [[5 May]] [[1943]]) is an English comedian, actor, television presenter and public speaker most famous as one of the members of the comedy group [[w:Monty Python|Monty Python]], and as a presenter of travel documentaries.

== Quotes  ==
[[File:MichaelPalinFreedomTheatre.jpg|thumb|Contrary to what the [[politicians]] and religious leaders would like us to [[believe]], the [[world]] won’t be made safer by creating barriers between people.]]
[[File:Rainbow bridge.jpg|thumb|right|[[Armageddon]] is not around the corner. This is only what the people of [[violence]] want us to [[believe]]. The [[complexity]] and [[diversity]] of the [[world]] is the [[hope]] for the future.]]

* '''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.
** ''[[w:Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days| Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days]]'' (1989)

* I wish them a long and happy life. If it's as long as their wedding, I'm sure they'll be fine.
** ''[[w:Pole to Pole|Pole to Pole]]'' (1992)

* '''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."'''
** ''[[w:Full Circle with Michael Palin|Full Circle with Michael Palin]]'' (1997)

* One of the difficult things of so much travelling is to say goodbye.
** ''[[w:Sahara with Michael Palin|Sahara with Michael Palin]]'' (2002)

* '''Contrary to what the [[politicians]] and religious leaders would like us to [[believe]], the [[world]] won't be made safer by creating barriers between people.''' Cries of “They’re [[evil]], let’s get ‘em” or “The infidels must [[die]]” sound frightening, but they're desperately empty of [[argument]] and [[understanding]]. '''They're the rallying cries of [[prejudice]], the call to arms of those who find it easier to [[hate]] than admit they might be not be right about everything.''' <br> '''[[Armageddon]] is not around the corner. This is only what the people of [[violence]] want us to [[believe]]. The [[complexity]] and [[diversity]] of the [[world]] is the [[hope]] for the future.'''
** [http://palinstravels.co.uk/static-51?topic=1752&forum=12 "Letter from London" (18 September 2003)]

=== ''[[w:Ripping Yarns|Ripping Yarns]]'' (1976 - 1979)===
:<small>Co-written with [[Terry Jones]] </small>

* '''Tomkinson''': What are these? <br /> '''Mother''': Shoe trees, dear... 
** "Tomkinson's Schooldays"

* It's not a model if it's full-size. It's a ice-breaker!
** "Tomkinson's Schooldays"

* I've got a false lip.
** "Murder on Moorstones Manor"

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== Misattributed ==
*Nuns with banners!
** This was a comment made about picketing of the film ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian]]'' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/09_september/29/holyflying.shtml] but there is no reason to attribute it to Michael Palin.
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/people/michael_palin_person_page.shtml Michael Palin profile at BBC Guide to Comedy]
* [http://www.comedy-zone.net/standup/comedian/pq/palin-michael.htm Michael Palin profile at Comedy Zone]
* [http://www.palinstravels.co.uk/ Palin's Travels&nbsp;– official website for the travel series]
* {{IMDb name|1589|Michael Palin}}
* [http://stammeringcentre.org/mpc-home Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children]

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