Relaxed Empiricism — I only believe something to be true if someone I know quite well tells me if happened.
BILL BAILEYHow many amoebas does it take to screw in a light bulb? One, no two! No four! …no eight!
More Bill Bailey Quotes
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I never really thought comedy was a career option, just something I did for fun. Suddenly I realised I was getting paid which was a bonus. I studied for a diploma with the London College of Music, and teaching was something I thought I might do but comedy intervened.
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I’m English and as such I crave disappointment. That’s why I buy Kinder Surprise.
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How many amoebas does it take to screw in a light bulb? One, no two! No four! …no eight!
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I think we’ve missed a trick there. We could develop wheat with the properties of Velcro… to catch whatever it is that’s forming those crop circles! But then the spaceship would have to have the corresponding Velcro, so it’s a bit of a long shot.
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But our country’s equivalent of gritty reality is more like “Look out Sarge, he’s got a shooter!”
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In Unity there is strength; We can move mountains when we’re united and enjoy life – Without unity we are victims. Stay united.
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Nostalgia: How long’s that been around?
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The so-called Samaritan squirrel, which takes pity on the spider, and then the spider jumps on it and injects the paralyzing venom, while the squirrel remains bafflingly philosophical about the whole thing.
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Contentment is knowing you’re right. Happiness is knowing someone else is wrong.
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Live comedy’s a very reckless, foolhardy profession. You’re only as good as your last gig so earnings fluctuate.
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Why do people want to swim with dolphins? The equivalent would be an Indonesian fellow coming over here, going up to a farmer and saying ‘Can I get in with the cows? I just fancy scuffling about with them.’
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The BBC did a survey of the top 50 things to do before we die. Not while we’re still alive, before we die.
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People say ‘Bill, are you an optimist?’ And I say, ‘I hope so.’
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I feel sorry for James Blunt, he has to wake up every morning and think ‘Oh my God, I’m James Blunt, what have I done?’
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Add a drop of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange, and pretend you’re laughing at it.
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