"We stole countries with the cunning use of……" — Eddie Izzard
"We stole countries with the cunning use of flags. Just sail around the world and stick a flag in. "I claim India for Britain!" They're going "You can't claim us, we live here! Five hundred million of us!" "Do you have a flag …? "No..." "Well, if you don't have a flag, then you can't have a country. Those are the rules... that I just made up!"
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96 Quotes by Eddie Izzard
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The National Rifle Association says, 'Guns don't kill people. People do'. But I think the gun helps.
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Puberty is the sickest joke God plays on us. So you're just noticing members of the sex: "Girls girls, ooo".…
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If I were Achilles I would put my foot in a f**k off block of concrete!
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You say 'erbs, and we say Herbs because there's a f*****g H in it!
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The Death Star is just full of British actors opening doors and going,Oh... I... oh... What is it Lieutenant Sebastian?…
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You piss me off you Salmon... You're too expensive in restaurants.
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I'm working on a speed boat at the moment. Much more exciting. It'll really kick ass, give great photographs for…
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Scrabble was invented by Nazis to piss off kids with dyslexia.
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