There’s no such thing as bad weather – only the wrong clothes.
BILLY CONNOLLYI 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.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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When I was 12, we went from Glasgow to Aberdeen on a school trip. It was called fresh air fortnight.
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I have been made redundant before and it is a terrible blow; redundant is a rotten word because it makes you think you are useless.
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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 was brought up a Catholic, for that you get an A level in guilt.
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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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For me, it’s about the desire to win. My audience becomes a crowd of wild animals and I have to be the lion-tamer or be eaten.
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I can’t believe in Christianity, but I think Jesus was a wonderful teacher.
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So, have you heard about the oyster who went to a disco and pulled a mussel?
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didn’t even know there were specialist zombie magazines and clubs. I heard the other day that a radio station had asked people if they`d made preparations for an attack by zombies, and a staggering number of people replied yes!
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People die all the time. It’s just that you’re not around.
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Never run with scissors or other pointy objects.
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I hate all those weathermen, too, who tell you that rain is bad weather. There’s no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing.
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The religion in Scotland is one of the most patronising things… after the weather.
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If I had a hammer, there’d be no more folksingers.
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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 used to have Mad Cow’s disease, but I’m alright Nooooooooow.
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I don’t understand art-speak. My pictures are big doodles. I’m amazed what people come up with when they look at them.
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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 you want to lose a bit of weight, don’t eat anything out of a bucket.
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I think the longer Britain is in Europe the better.
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I decided to stop drinking while it was still my idea.
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If Jesus was a Jew, how come he has a Mexican first name?
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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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A well-balanced person has a drink in each hand.
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People who announce they are going to the toilet. Thanks that’s an image I really didn’t need.
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There’s nothing like it, but it’s not as good as you think it’s going to be. . . . I was disappointed because there are records of people finding things that have been there for years. I was hoping for a shirt button, or my club’s badge – but not a sausage.
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