#ted

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'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

The only time I would like to see was the 20s and 30s in America because I love the music and the style and the optimism, I wanted to see New York being built. I wanted to see all that, you know. ↗

— Billy Connolly

#because #being #built #i #i love

My friends in the Congress, I have known Coretta King since I went south during the civil rights movement as a lawyer. She was a vibrant, consistent, totally dedicated partner with her husband. ↗

— John Conyers

#civil rights #civil rights movement #congress #consistent #dedicated

I feel like the gods have certainly patted me on the head. ↗

— Dane Cook

#feel #gods #head #i #i feel

I have never wanted to be famous, as such - fame is a by-product. ↗

— Steve Coogan

#fame #famous #i #never #such

I always wanted to be a snake. Every time I saw a snake on TV. I'd always say 'Why not me?' ↗

— Dane Cook

#every #every time #i #i always #me

I say it with my tongue firmly planted in cheek but there's truth to it - being a comedian is very close to being a therapist. When you're working smaller clubs, you're listening. You're feeling an energy, you're going with a tone but when people start yelling out, you almost start a conversation with people. ↗

— Dane Cook

#being #cheek #close #clubs #comedian

I never wanted to leave the Smashing Pumpkins. That was never the plan. ↗

— Billy Corgan

#leave #never #plan #pumpkins #smashing

Mass demand has been created almost entirely through the development of advertising. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

#almost #been #created #demand #development