Politically correct is the language of cowardice.
BILLY CONNOLLYI set out to be a cross between Lenny Bruce and Robert the Bruce – my main thrust was the body and its functions and malfunctions – the absurdity of the thing.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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There’s one of a figure with two heads that somebody thought must be a comment on the state of matrimony. None of it is a comment on anything.
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Life is supposed to be fun. It’s not a job or occupation. We’re here only once and we should have a bit of a laugh.
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My parents used to take me to the pet department and tell me it was a zoo.
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I set out to be a cross between Lenny Bruce and Robert the Bruce.
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As soon as I got successful, the Scottish press started picking on me. It’s something they reserve just for me.
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Did your mother never tell you not to drink on an empty head?
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I’ve always liked it here. Part of me is Irish. My family comes from the west coast, so whenever I come to Ireland I get a wee tingling in my heart that I’m where I belong.
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It seems to me that Islam and Christianity and Judaism all have the same god, and he’s telling them all different things.
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I worry about ridiculous things, you know, how does a guy who drives a snowplough get to work in the morning. … That can keep me awake for days.
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I don’t believe in angels, no. But I do have a wee parking angel. It’s on my dashboard and you wind it up. The wings flap and it’s supposed to give you a parking space. It’s worked so far.
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Oh aye…my Father would thrash me every now and then. He’d talk while he did it too! He’d hit me and shout, ‘Have ye had enough?’ Had enough? Whit kind of question is that? ‘Why, Father, would another kick in the balls be out of the question???’
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Now, the country is in a terrible state, and you’ve blamed it on a number of things: Unemployment rate, the value of the pound and all that… wrll, it’s because the national anthem is boring.
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Save the Trees? Trees are the main cause of Forest Fires!
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I used to be a folk singer, but I was… dreadful. I had a voice like a goose farting in the fog.
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I always look skint. When I buy a Big Issue, people take it out of my hand and give me a pound.
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