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.
BILLY CONNOLLYThe religion in Scotland is one of the most patronising things… after the weather.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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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’d never consciously left home to see a zombie movie. They were fine by me, but I had no intention of ever being in one. But I’ve been learning more about it as I’ve been doing interviews. I
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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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I think the longer Britain is in Europe the better.
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I’d always been scared of people with tertiary education and high intellects in case they found me wanting. I thought they viewed me as just a welder who knew a few jokes.
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If I had a hammer, there’d be no more folksingers.
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There’s no such thing as bad weather – only the wrong clothes.
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When people say “it’s always the last place you look”. Of course it is. Why would you keep looking after you’ve found it?
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The more you know the less the better.
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There’s an element of manners that should tell you that the ticket is dear and it’s a different venue.
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The great thing about Glasgow is that if there’s a nuclear attack it’ll look exactly the same afterwards.
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So, have you heard about the oyster who went to a disco and pulled a mussel?
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There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter.
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I think of my life as a series of moments and I’ve found that the great moments often don’t have too much to them.
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I’ve never done a comedy club in my life. It’s weird because I don’t have the same background as most comics. I don’t have a history of going up and only doing eight minutes.
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