Michael Palin Quotes

Sooner or later I'm going to die, but I'm not going to retire.

This desk of mine is one at which a man may die, but from which he cannot resign.

I'll perform all the way to the grave.

Rooting for the Cubs is not easy, but the best things in life never are.

I want to be remembered as just basically somebody who fought with a lot of passion.

I give my heart for this sport. I give my leg for this sport. I give my time for my family for this sport.

No work begun shall ever pause for death.

If you're not prepared, and you're not passionate, and you don't push yourself to a level of human exhaustion on every level, mentally and physically and creatively... I've seen directors who approach it casually, and they do somehow maintain better hours... but I could never be that guy. I am up and editing all night.

Death is the final wake-up call.

I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing.

Anyway I will go same road because I, I was born in gymnastics. This is my, how to say, my life and my duty.

I want to be remembered as a woman who was fair and always gave 150 percent, no matter what I did.

I love what I do and I strive to be better; that's what keeps me going. I'm never a slacker, always a striver.

Wit thou well that I will not live long after thy days.

I'll always do 'Sherlock' - it's something I'm not going to give up on.

I would run through brick walls for Spurs.

We signed to play until the day we died, and we did.

I plan to die at my desk.

The last suit that you wear, you don't need any pockets.

I'm decrepit but I don't want to give up, and I love my work.

It takes tremendous will to compete in any athletic endeavor, so it meant going to bed early and getting my homework done in advance. I had to sacrifice things, like a social life, to be a skater at 15. But I loved skating so much that it was worth everything to me.

I give 110% while I am working. I know I do, because I have been doing this since I was nine. This is a way of life for me. So whether it be successful or not is not in my hands. I still do my job, the best I can.

Back in my mind, I never, ever wanted to give up swimming; it was something that I would carry on with.

I'll only stop singing when I'm in my grave.

The only thing I hope I did was never put in question my love for the game, or my passion to be counted on when it mattered most.