- I know this great Doctor, if you're at Death's Door he'll pull you through!
- [1977 Radio Times Christmas issue] We've always admired Abbott and Costello. They were the double act of the time.
- We had not had time to establish ourselves as a double act before Ernie joined the Merchant Navy. I teamed up with the brother of the late Dave Morris.
- I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order.
- My neighbour asked if he could use my lawnmower and I told him of course he could, so long as he didn't take it out of my garden.
- I always take my wife morning tea in my pajamas, but is she grateful? No, she says she'd rather have it in a cup.
- [to Margaret Thatcher] People are always talking about what's wrong with the country - nothing is wrong with the country, I go there every summer. God bless you, Maggie, and good luck in the European Campaign and it is your round next.
- [talking about scriptwriter Eddie Braben who got inspiration for his scripts by listening to how Morecambe and Wise spoke to each other off-screen] "With Eddie. he thinks of things that we think are very funny, I only wish we could think of. But we can't."
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