Terry Jones quotes:

I'd always thought that if Python was going to go on at all, it'd be nice to get into storylines.

What really alarms me about President Bush's 'War on Terrorism' is the grammar. How do you wage war on an abstract noun? How is 'Terrorism' going to surrender? It's well known, in philological circles, that it's very hard for abstract nouns to surrender.

The Romans did not see [the tale of Romulus, Remus and the she-wolf] as a charming story; they meant to show that they had imbibed wolfish appetites and ferocity with their mother's milk.

I'm cheerfully optimistic about life. Optimism is very important!

You know, I've never thought of myself as a comedian.

Short or long to Goblin City? The straight way's short But the long way's pretty...

We think of medieval England as being a place of unbelievable cruelty and darkness and superstition. We think of it as all being about fair maidens in castles, and witch-burning, and a belief that the world was flat. Yet all these things are wrong.

Sarah: That's not fair! Jareth: You say that so often, I wonder what your basis for comparison is?

The funny thing about history is that we imagine that people didn't laugh in the old days, but of course they did, at stupid things.

I don't think you need religion.

It doesn't worry me what anyone says, except when publicity hurts others.

Pinterest may have more travel intent data than any other site, so many people are pinning where they want to be.

I'd like something that peels potatoes really quickly - that would be wonderful.

It took 200 years for the Crusaders to create [this] Muslim fanaticism. It was the exact imitation of Christian intolerance.

Some people are passionate about aisles, others about window seats.

We are, of course, now against any other group burning Qurans. We would right now ask no one to burn Qurans. We are absolutely strong on that. It is not the time to do it.

We will definitely not burn the Koran, no. Not today, not ever.

What is meant by: "We mustn't give in to the terrorists"? We gave in to them the moment the first bombs fell on Afghanistan.

Wild Thing made their hearts sing. But he couldn't top everything.

I like my stories once removed.

I'm a good cook; one of my specialities is reindeer and potato pie.

Every age sort of has its own history. History is really the stories that we retell to ourselves to make them relevant to every age. So we put our own values and our own spin on it.

I don't think people who have children are acting selfishly or unselfishly. Having a child who'll be loved, to parents who love each other, is the important thing.

I can direct things but I can't write. My memory is going, so I struggle for words.

It's a great time to book vacation travel for the winter, .. After the first of the year, airplanes are empty, resorts are empty, and they are very excited to get early bookings.

Saying We will destroy terrorism is about as meaningful as saying: We shall annihilate mockery.

Why do I feel so exercised about what we think of the people of the Middle Ages?...I guess it's because so many of their voices are ringing vibrantly in my ears - Chaucer's, Boccaccio's, Henry Knighton's, Thomas Walsingham's, Froissart's, Jean Creton's... writers and contemporary historians of the period who seem to me just as individual, just as alive as we are today. We need to get to know these folk better in order to know who we are ourselves.