Marriage is a wonderful invention: then again, so is a bicycle repair kit.
BILLY CONNOLLYI love Scotland and I speak about it a lot, so people think I’m desperate to go back. They just take it upon themselves to say I’m going back, but I’m not. I’d rather concentrate on becoming a citizen of the world.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter.
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Paddy was in the delivery room when the midwife handed him a black baby. “Is this yours?” she asked “probably” said Paddy “she burns everything else”
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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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As soon as I got successful, the Scottish press started picking on me. It’s something they reserve just for me.
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Never run with scissors or other pointy objects.
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The human race has been set up. Someone, somewhere, is playing a practical joke on us. Apparently, women need to feel loved to have sex. Men need to have sex to feel loved. How do we ever get started.
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Don’t vote, it only encourages them.
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I don’t believe in angels, no. But I do have a wee parking angel. It’s on my dashboard and you wind it up. The wings flap and it’s supposed to give you a parking space. It’s worked so far.
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Save the Trees? Trees are the main cause of Forest Fires!
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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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When you involved in an accident and someone asks “are you alright?” Yes fine thanks, I’ll just pick up my limbs and be off.
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Acting is a different discipline. On stage I’m free to say what I please. But the change is very good for ya.
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I loathe hecklers. I haven’t got a good syllable to say. When you come out of the club circuit and into the concert hall, they should be gone.
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