You can't get a suit of armour and a rubber chicken just like that. You have to plan ahead.
Michael PalinGeorge Harrison's passing was really sad, but it does make the afterlife seem much more attractive.
Michael PalinI don't see why it should be remarkable that you can acquire a reputation for fairness and decency. Those are qualities shared by so many people. And the great majority of people I meet are decent people, just trying to navigate their way through the world without causing too much trouble.
Michael PalinI wanted to be an explorer, but gradually found the world had been explored and that there was nowhere left, really. Once they climbed Everest in 1953, when I was 10 years old, I thought, 'Well, that's pretty much it now.' But the idea of travelling and exploring and adventure was very strong.
Michael Palin