When I was 12, we went from Glasgow to Aberdeen on a school trip. It was called fresh air fortnight.
BILLY CONNOLLYPeople who announce they are going to the toilet. Thanks that’s an image I really didn’t need.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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There’s no such thing as bad weather – only the wrong clothes.
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Try to live in a place you like.
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I used to have Mad Cow’s disease, but I’m alright Nooooooooow.
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Never trust people who’ve only got one book.
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American sex shops are the most bizarre. They sell these inflatable dolls, but they also sell just the head — supposedly for people to drive along the highway with.
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There’s nothing better than a fight, especially when you’re watching it from a safe place. You can yell encouragement! Hit him with the left, he’s a big Jessie!
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I’ve always been fascinated by the difference between the jokes you can tell your friends but you can’t tell to an audience.
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Don’t work out, work in.
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The world needs more Edwin Morgans, people who can take the language and swing it round their heads and don’t care what you think.
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If you give people a chance, they shine.
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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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Don’t vote, it only encourages them.
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[To audience members who were arriving late] You haven’t missed a thing, I was just killing time ’til you got here.
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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 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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