Billy Connolly Quotes
As soon as I got successful, the Scottish press started picking on me. It's something they reserve just for me.
Quotes to Explore
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I feel very, very blessed.
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Dreams take you beyond what you think you can do in life.
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When you are through with the blues, you've got nothing to rest on.
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Our problem is not adopting reforms, which we will do without question. It is not reaching an objective, which we will meet. But it is finding an end to the recession.
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Occasionally, especially on video games and with a lot of the fighting stuff, to get what you feel is the proper sound, you have to imitate what you're doing, and occasionally I've gotten carried away and kicked over mic stands or punched things.
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I don't listen to my old music of Vanity's unless I have to hear it playing in a mall or something place like that.
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I want to work with the best coaches in the world.
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You get a timeless cool card in New York.
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I can't not be who I am.
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I've also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have built such high standards for themselves that they often feel alone. But that same loneliness is part of their ability to create.
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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
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It cost me a lot of money to have a vacation, basically. It's nice to step back and see there's more to life.
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The first view of the Earth is magical... in such a small planet, with such a small ribbon of life, so much goes on. It is as if the whole place is sacred. You get the feeling that I need to work extraordinarily hard along with other human beings to respect that.
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On a more practical level, anyone out there who wants to be a writer should clearly recognize that this is a brutal business, where even incredibly talented people sometimes never make a living. If you want to chase such a dream, please have a Plan B in place.
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I went to church as a kid, but it was as much a social thing as anything going to the youth group with the other kids and whatnot. It wasn't until I got out of college that I got on my own religious trip and started finding other things out there as well as philosophies. I've kinda been on my own spiritual path since then.
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I was bullied at school.
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She's the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong.
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I don't want a job, and I think I've been trying my hardest to make sure I don't have a job.
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If you want to be an actor, you should just get out there and do it. I don't go for the approach of first getting photos and an agent. I think you should start with the work, and the other stuff will follow. As with 'opportunity knocks,' you have to be ready.
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If you live a life of make-believe, your life isn't worth anything until you do something that does challenge your reality. And to me, sailing the open ocean is a real challenge, because it's life or death.
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Really, who's the best at what they do? There's always room for improvement.
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I want to make change, but I've already made change. I will continue to make change. I'm not just running on a promise of change.
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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.
