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God forgive us-but most of us grew up to be the sort of men our mothers warned us against.

Brendan Behan

Scream at God if that’s the only thing that will get results.
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Prayer Results Scream
I cannot imagine any crime worse than taking a life, can you? -It’d depend whose life.
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Capital Crime Imagine Punishment
There’s no one, no one, loves you like yourself.
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Like Love One Love You
Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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Contempt Jailer Prison
When I’m talking to people I like to stop and quote myself. My quotes have a way of spicing up conversation.
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People Talking Way
There is no human situation so miserable that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman.
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Made Miserable Situation
One drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
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Addiction Country Enough Irish People
Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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Funny Money World
There’s no bad publicity except an obituary.
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Bad Obituary Publicity
Most horror movies are certainly that.
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Cinema Horror Most
Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
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May Results Tasks
I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.
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Country Dublin Irish Life People
New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment… a place where you’re least likely to be bitten by a wild goat.
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Country Funny Irish People Spiritual
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
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
What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost on both sides.
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Differences History Men

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