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I left Scotland when I was 16 because I had no qualifications for anything but to join the Navy, having left school at 13. ↗

— Sean Connery

#because #had #having #i #join

It's a kind of madness in cosmopolitan cities now. ↗

— Sean Connery

#cosmopolitan #kind #madness #now

I'm a huge Freddie Mercury fan. I think he was the end-all. I love his lack of inhibition, his talent, the chances he took. He made mistakes on his records, and he didn't care. ↗

— Harry Connick, Jr.

#chances #end-all #fan #freddie #freddie mercury

My Dad is my hero. He's 85 now and he is in great health. He is handsome and strong. He has an incredible moral and ethical backbone. I couldn't have been luckier with my parents. ↗

— Harry Connick, Jr.

#been #dad #ethical #great #handsome

The whole 'American Idol' way of looking at things is the antithesis of what I grew up with. There are a whole lot of kids wanting to be famous now, whereas if I'd even mentioned that word to one of my teachers, I would have got into a whole load of trouble. ↗

— Harry Connick, Jr.

#american idol #antithesis #even #famous #got

You know, things kind of happen organically and, you know, Broadway sort of happened out of a career in performing and - which happened out of practicing piano when I was a kid. ↗

— Harry Connick, Jr.

#career #happen #happened #i #kid

I've always been fascinated by the difference between the jokes you can tell your friends but you can't tell to an audience. There's a fine line you have to tread because you don't know who is out there in the auditorium. A lot of people are too easily offended. ↗

— Billy Connolly

#audience #auditorium #because #been #between

I have been made redundant before and it is a terrible blow; redundant is a rotten word because it makes you think you are useless. ↗

— Billy Connolly

#been #before #blow #i #made

I'm a citizen of the world. I like it that way. The world's a wonderful. I just think that some people are pretty badly represented. But when you speak to the people themselves they're delightful. They all want so little. ↗

— Billy Connolly

#citizen #delightful #i #just #like

A great writer creates a world of his own and his readers are proud to live in it. A lesser writer may entice them in for a moment, but soon he will watch them filing out. ↗

— Cyril Connolly

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