Michael Palin Decided To Give Up On

He Who Laughs Most, Learns Best.

I'm Struck By How Laughter Connects You With People. It's Almost Impossible To Maintain Any Kind Of Distance Or Any Sense Of Social Hierarchy When You're Just Howling With Laughter. Laughter Is A Force For Democracy.

It’s Only On The Brink That People Find The Will To Change. Only At The Precipice Do We Evolve.

If Life Were Fair, Dan Quayle Would Be Making A Living Asking 'do You Want Fries With That?'

Would You Take A Billion Dollars, If As Part Of The Deal The Earth Were Made Uninhabitable A Year After Your Death? ... Well, Of Course Not; You Care About Your Friends, Above All Your Children, Any Grandchildren. But ... What If The Deal Calls For The Planet To Be Poisoned A Thousand Years Later? We Feel Strong Obligations To Generations In The Near Future - Should We Not Feel The Same Way About Our Children's Great-grandchildren And Generations Beyond Them?