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title: "5 Gigs Quotes By Bill Bailey"
description: "5 Gigs quotes by Bill Bailey. Plus more from Bill Bailey and more Gigs sayings from other authors."
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> [At college, I felt frustrated thinking three years was a long time and I just wanted a job but afterwards I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/at-college-i-felt-frustrated-thinking-three-years-was-a-long-time-and/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/891/bill-bailey-2171_bills_at-college-i-felt-frustrated-thinking-th_91401.png)

> [Live comedy's a very reckless, foolhardy profession. You're only as good as your last gig so earnings fluctuate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/live-comedy-s-a-very-reckless-foolhardy-profession-you-re-only-as/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/467/bill-bailey-2171_comedy_live-comedy-s-a-very-reckless-foolhardy_349486.png)

> [Television is where you earn regular money so you can plan a little bit but even then only when you have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/television-is-where-you-earn-regular-money-so-you-can-plan-a-little/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/828/bill-bailey-2171_appearance_television-is-where-you-earn-regular-mon_539675.png)

> [Of course, uh, the universe is gradually slowing down and, uh, will eventually collapse inwardly on itself, according to the laws of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/of-course-uh-the-universe-is-gradually-slowing-down-and-uh-will/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ab/bill-bailey-2171_collapse_of-course-uh-the-universe-is-gradually-s_830745.png)

> [My wife bought me a vintage Gibson guitar that isn't just beautiful but has tremendous sentimental value. I have plenty of guitars…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/my-wife-bought-me-a-vintage-gibson-guitar-that-isn-t-just-beautiful/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

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## Other authors on Gigs

## More by Bill Bailey

> [I tried to like it. For me, it was like being smacked around the head by a piece of IKEA furniture: it hurts, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/i-tried-to-like-it-for-me-it-was-like-being-smacked-around-the-head/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

> [Three blind mice walk into a pub. But they are unaware of their surroundings, so to derive humour from it would be exploitative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/three-blind-mice-walk-into-a-pub-but-they-are-unaware-of-their/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

> [I did a show in this tiny town called Longyearbyen. We went snowmobiling around Svalbard and saw Arctic foxes, snow bunting, polar bear footprints…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/i-did-a-show-in-this-tiny-town-called-longyearbyen-we-went/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

> [I hate getting ill, it irritates me so I try to stay reasonably healthy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/i-hate-getting-ill-it-irritates-me-so-i-try-to-stay-reasonably-healthy/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

> [Hitler was a vegetarian. Just goes to show, vegetarianism, not always a good thing. Can in some extreme cases lead to genocide.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/hitler-was-a-vegetarian-just-goes-to-show-vegetarianism-not-always-a/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

> [There is something very poignant about plastic bags. These lonely plastic bags that gradually disintegrate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/there-is-something-very-poignant-about-plastic-bags-these-lonely/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

> [At college, I felt frustrated thinking three years was a long time and I just wanted a job but afterwards I was in employment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/at-college-i-felt-frustrated-thinking-three-years-was-a-long-time-and/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

> [I am pretty laid-back as a parent, but I do like a lot of activity. So I am constantly suggesting things to do that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/i-am-pretty-laid-back-as-a-parent-but-i-do-like-a-lot-of-activity-so/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

> [Work hard, save and live within your means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/work-hard-save-and-live-within-your-means/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

> [There's more evil in the charts than an Al-Qaeda suggestion box.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/there-s-more-evil-in-the-charts-than-an-al-qaeda-suggestion-box/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

> [I don't think any comic could say there isn't a bit of them that doesn't want to show off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/i-don-t-think-any-comic-could-say-there-isn-t-a-bit-of-them-that/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

> [Three blokes go into a pub. Something happens. The outcome was hilarious!!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/three-blokes-go-into-a-pub-something-happens-the-outcome-was-hilarious/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

> [You spend a lot more time on your own as an only child. And there's space to allow your imagination to take flight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/you-spend-a-lot-more-time-on-your-own-as-an-only-child-and-there-s/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

> [Nostalgia: How long's that been around?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/nostalgia-how-long-s-that-been-around/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

> [My mother was a classic matriarchal figure. She'd sing round the house and always had music on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bailey/my-mother-was-a-classic-matriarchal-figure-she-d-sing-round-the-house/)

[Bill Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bailey/)

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