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1 " I think people would live a bit longer if they didn't know how old they were. Age puts restrictions on things. "
― Karl Pilkington
2 " The problem I have with all this religion stuff is that I can't relate to it. I think most people got into 'cos it gave them something to do on a Sunday, but since all the shops are now open it isn't required as much. "
― Karl Pilkington , An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington
3 " I know who I am. Bloody hell, I'm getting enough bills for Karl Pilkington so I hope I am him, 'cos if I'm not, I have no idea who I'm paying for. "
4 " I find that if you just talk, your mouth comes up with stuff. "
5 " She gave me the jabs and said I was covered for every worst-case scenario, including being bitten by a dirty chimp. I told her this is why we have over-population problems. Why are idiots who annoy dirty chimps being protected? "
6 " A dog has got human eyes. "
7 " I thought the fart was a human thing. It's something to do with like, arse cheeks, or whatever. "
8 " I was woken early and had breakfast with the guru. We had some spicy Rice Krispies and a spicy biscuit with some really sweet, milky tea. Not the way I normally like it, but I drank it anyway as I didn’t want to offend him. I suppose that is my heart telling me how to act instead of my head again. My arse may get involved later though. "
9 " I’d heard street food was a big thing here in Mexico but I didn’t think it meant the creatures that lived on the street. "
10 " It's interesting to see that people had so much clutter even thousands of years ago. The only way to get rid of it all was to bury it, and then some archaeologist went and dug it all up. "
11 " The cafe was called Tattoos. The fella who owned it didn't have any tattoos... but we never saw his wife. "
12 " The problem is, these days you have to listen to too many parts of your body. Sometimes I go with my gut feeling, some say go with what your heart says - it's only a matter of time before my appendix will have an opinion. This is probably why there are so many helplines these days. No one knows who to bloody listen to! "
― Karl Pilkington , The Further Adventures of An Idiot Abroad
13 " I don't really like surprises. Not big ones anyway. Just having a pack of Revels holds enough of a surprise for me. "
14 " How would I know which one I was? "
15 " Does the brain control you or are you controlling the brain? "
16 " I think happiness is a bit like a cake. If you have cake every single day of your life you'll get sick of it. If you're happy everyday, you'll get sick of being happy… That's a good saying actually. Happiness is like a cake. Have too much and you'll get sick of it. "
17 " [Jellyfish] are 97% water or something, so how much are they doing? Just give them another 3% and make them water. It's more useful. "
18 " I told her that I can't be doing with the Wonder part of these trips, but she said it should be the icing on the cake... I've never liked wedding cake due to the amount of icing, but then imagine a wedding cake without it; just a dark, stodgy, horrible dry sponge. The icing covers up the mess, and that's how I feel about most of the Wonders. They use them to get people to visit a place that you probably wouldn't think about visiting. "
19 " We seem to live in a world where you have to walk around grinning like a loon. I can’t understand all the fuss about Mona Lisa painting, everyone wondering why she’s not smiling, if she’s depressed or heartbroken. No, she was just normal!Emotions are always extreme these days: you either have to be crying with laughter or crying in pain. No wonder water levels are rising. It’s not global warming, it’s all the tears from crying. "
20 " I always have a problem liking things I'm told I should like. "
