Billy Connolly on anthem
Billy Connolly88 quotes“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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My parents used to take me to the pet department and tell me it was a zoo.
Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly Don’t tell me how to do my job. I don’t come to your workplace and tell you how to sweep up.
Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly People who are willing to get off their arse to search the entire room for the TV remote because they refuse to walk to the TV and change the channel manually.
Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly Wisdom isn’t an old guy on top of a mountain in a loin cloth. It isn’t an answer. It’s a question.
Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly I used to have Mad Cow’s disease, but I’m alright Nooooooooow.
Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly So, have you heard about the oyster who went to a disco and pulled a mussel?
Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly Never run with scissors or other pointy objects.
Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly 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???’
Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly I’ve always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what the army does with those wee red knives.
Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly It seems to me that Islam and Christianity and Judaism all have the same god, and he’s telling them all different things.
Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly Outgrew the media… The negativity felt like a disease.
Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly Tread gently on anyone who looks at you sideways.
Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly Killing a guy and stealing his wife and child isn’t too nice a thing to do.
Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly Save the Trees? Trees are the main cause of Forest Fires!
Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly Who discovered we could get milk from cows, and what did he think he was doing at the time?
Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly 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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Since you are gone, I collect the stars each night building my own night sky, so I have something to hold onto forever.
Laura ChouetteLaura Chouette Can anybody hear me? Are my words going to waste I need to believe there was a purpose to all the pain?
Allie MillerAllie Miller The universe hears what you say, but it knows what you mean.
Brianna PastorBrianna Pastor Enough of this. The next one I love will return my passion.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor It’s unconditional; their chemistry is unconditional – forever.
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett I love you so much that it hurts and that’s the problem I love you so much that it hurts.
Olivia CliffordOlivia Clifford Let’s always bloom, savor and delight others with our beauty.
Mariya FedulovaMariya Fedulova Shadows follow me the way a vulture stalks death. One small step ahead.
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The only thing I can cheer for in Philadelphia is the national anthem.
Bill BelichickBill Belichick We’re going to be the best in the league at something. We’re deep in anthem singers.
Barry TrotzBarry Trotz Money is the anthem, of succes, so put on your mascara and your party dress.
Lana Del ReyLana Del Rey
