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My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger. – Billy Connolly

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Once you become successful, people know where you live, the type of house you live in, the kind of car you drive, the clothes you wear, and so it would be patronising to go and talk like a welder. Weldings a mystery to me now. You cant go back, your life changes every day. – Billy Connolly

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Ive always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what the army does with those wee red knives. – Billy Connolly

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Weve got a bunch of new writers now who tell me they grew up watching The Simpsons. Its bizarre, and theyre writing some very funny stuff. – Matt Groening

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A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, Im afraid of widths. – Steven Wright

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Memories are doing funny things to us. – Milos Forman

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