I think the longer Britain is in Europe the better.
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More Billy Connolly Quotes
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Fame is being asked to sign your autograph on the back of a cigarette packet.
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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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A well-balanced person has a drink in each hand.
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I worry about ridiculous things, you know, how does a guy who drives a snowplough get to work in the morning. … That can keep me awake for days.
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I am totally, absolutely romantic. When I broke up with a girl I would listen to the most heart-breaking music and make it worse. That’s what girls do. I think I am a girl really.
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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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Behind the proscenium arch, you can’t always hear what people in the audience are saying.
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In Mexico, everything on the menu is the same dish. The only difference is the way it’s folded.
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Who discovered we could get milk from cows, and what did he think he was doing at the time?
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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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There’s an element of manners that should tell you that the ticket is dear and it’s a different venue.
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Don’t buy one of those baby intercoms. Babies pretend to be dead. They’re bastards, and they do it on purpose.
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I just believe in the movie. I don’t care what the book was like. I don’t care what the previous film was like or other films were like. I care only about the script I’ve got.
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If you want to lose a bit of weight, don’t eat anything out of a bucket.
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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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