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That you, sister. May you be the mother of a bishop.

Brendan Behan

When two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Fighting Men Two Woman
Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it’s done, they’ve seen it done every day, but they’re unable to do it themselves.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Criticism Editors Funny
There’s no bad publicity except an obituary.
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Bad Obituary Publicity
The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less.
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Funny Marriage Sexy
Critics are like eunuchs; they can tell you what to do, but they can’t do it themselves!
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Critics Eunuchs Themselves
If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
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Accepting Country Irish Limitation People
Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge from meself, put in.
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Judging Said Umpires
Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.
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Friendship Hurt Writing
Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.
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Country Inspirational Irish People Psychosis
Scream at God if that’s the only thing that will get results.
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Prayer Results Scream
A general and a bit of shooting makes you forget your troubles … it takes your mind off the cost of living.
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Cost General Living Mind War
Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
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May Results Tasks
I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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Drinkers Problem Writing
I only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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Alcohol Drinking Two
In a society which really supported marriage the wife would be encouraged to go to the office and make love to her husband on the company’s time and with its blessing.
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Blessing Husband Marriage
Every cripple has his own way of walking.
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Cripples Walking Way

That you, sister. May you be the mother of a bishop.

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