Billy Connolly Quotes
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It must take account of what it decrees for today in order that today may not paralyze tomorrow.
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You can't always be in awe of someone's talent, living with them.
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I view my pitching on how confident I was out there, period. And if I lose that confidence, I can become a prisoner of my own mind.
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No one ever keeps a secret so well as a child.
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I got the sense that Alabama is a place where people don't want handouts and don't much care for people talking out of the side of their mouth.
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One must say bluntly that it is an unattractive sight when, with a view to smearing the Soviet people, leaders of such a country as the United States resort to what almost amounts to obscenities alternating with hypocritical preaching about morals and humanism.
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In social matters, pointless conventions are not merely the bee sting of etiquette, but the snake bite of moral order.
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Have I personally ever seen a ghost? Not one.
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If anyone tells you it's impossible to be fabulous and smart and make a ton of money using math, well, they can just get in line behind you - and kiss your math.
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Americans cannot afford to turn a blind eye to Russian interference in our democracy. We need to get to the facts and learn lessons to prevent future misconduct by foreign governments.
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Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country. For me sometimes it is difficult even to know who the athletes are who are competing at the highest level. There are thousands.
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I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
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I am very grateful for the opportunities I have been afforded.
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The world is as it should be.
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Sublime upon sublime scarcely presents a contrast, and we need a little rest from everything, even the beautiful.
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Keep all your personalities out of your work. Forget and forgive.
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Peace with justice means free enterprise that unleashes the talents and creativity that reside in each of us; in other models, direct economic growth from the top down or relies solely on the resources extracted from the earth. But we believe that real prosperity comes from our most precious resource - our people.
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There is no more reason to pay for private education than there is to pay for a private swimming pool for those who do not use public facilities.
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The Tuesday before the Super Bowl is all about the media. Well, to be honest, every day at the Super Bowl is about the media, but Tuesday of Super Bowl week is specifically called Media Day.
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I'm like a child trying to do everything, say everything and be everything all at once.
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I think creative people need to do a bit of, you know, tuning into every radio station - you just do, otherwise you don't know much about other people. You kind of have to learn a bit about yourself so you can work out how we all behave and why we do the things we do.
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Fame is being asked to sign your autograph on the back of a cigarette packet.
