Behind the proscenium arch, you can’t always hear what people in the audience are saying.
BILLY CONNOLLYRevolution 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.
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I hate all those weathermen, too, who tell you that rain is bad weather. There’s no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing.
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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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[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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I’d always been scared of people with tertiary education and high intellects in case they found me wanting. I thought they viewed me as just a welder who knew a few jokes.
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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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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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Chic Murray once told me he fell in the street, and a woman said to him, “Did you fall?” He said, “No, I’m tryin’ to break a bar of chocolate in my back pocket.”
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People die all the time. It’s just that you’re not around.
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I don’t know why I should have to learn Algebra… I’m never likely to go there.
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If I had a hammer, there’d be no more folksingers.
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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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I was brought up as a Catholic. I’ve got A-level guilt.
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Try to live in a place you like.
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The more you know the less the better.
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