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Avoid people who say they know the answer. Keep the company of people who are trying to understand the question.
Billy Connolly
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Billy Connolly
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: November 24
Actor
Banjoist
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Guitarist
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Glasgow
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Sir William Connolly
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