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 CONNOLLYI think the longer Britain is in Europe the better.
More Billy Connolly Quotes
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I don’t have wild dogs chasing people with scripts away from my door. I get my share. I’ve done okay. But I usually do independent stuff because that’s mostly what I’m offered.
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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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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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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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Try to live in a place you like.
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I started to draw desert islands. They were just rough, shapes in the middle of the page. Then I began drawing shapes within those shapes and I was amazed how quickly the islands got better. It took off from there.
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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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The religion in Scotland is one of the most patronising things… after the weather.
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I 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.
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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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A mate of mine has just told me he’s shagging his girlfriend and her twin, I said how can you tell them apart, he said “her brothers got a moustache!”
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If Jesus was a Jew, how come he has a Mexican first name?
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If I had a hammer, there’d be no more folksingers.
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Outgrew the media… The negativity felt like a disease.
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So, have you heard about the oyster who went to a disco and pulled a mussel?
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