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.
BILLY CONNOLLYThe religion in Scotland is one of the most patronising things… after the weather.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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The more you know the less the better.
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Tread gently on anyone who looks at you sideways.
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Don’t work out, work in.
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I don’t believe in angels and I have trouble with the whole God thing. I don’t want to say I don’t believe in God, but I don’t think I do. But I believe in people who do.
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I’ve been a poser for f–ing years. I say, pose your arse off. You know, have a laugh.
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A well-balanced person has a drink in each hand.
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So, have you heard about the oyster who went to a disco and pulled a mussel?
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Learn to feel sorry for music because, although it is the international language, it has no swear words.
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I’m a citizen of the world. I like it that way. The world’s a wonderful. I just think that some people are pretty badly represented. But when you speak to the people themselves they’re delightful. They all want so little.
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I hate those earnest TV documentaries that are the world according to people with glasses who know better than you.
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I loved Japan. I used to read a lot about it when I was a child. And I always wanted to go. And it was delightful. I absolutely loved it. What a smashing place.
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I always look skint. When I buy a Big Issue, people take it out of my hand and give me a pound.
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Fame is being asked to sign your autograph on the back of a cigarette packet.
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There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter.
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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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