Revolution was written into the U.S. Constitution so it’s like they’re in a constant state of revolution. But then again, happiness is written into their constitution as well, which makes them pretty unique.
BILLY CONNOLLYThe strangest thing is at tea breaks, or coffee breaks or lunch, you forget you’re a zombie. And you’re talking about politics to somebody at the table and you forget that you have a bullet hole in your forehead.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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I spent the whole time battering people I liked and singing with my arm round people I loathed.
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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 think the longer Britain is in Europe the better.
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There’s a fine line you have to tread because you don’t know who is out there in the auditorium. A lot of people are too easily offended.
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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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People die all the time. It’s just that you’re not around.
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If you haven’t heard a good rumour by 11:00am, start one.
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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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Without arts programmes there’s only reality TV, and reality TV needs the arts to show it what reality is.
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Did your mother never tell you not to drink on an empty head?
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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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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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There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter.
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Save the Trees? Trees are the main cause of Forest Fires!
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Never run with scissors or other pointy objects.
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