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An author’s first duty is to let down his country.

Brendan Behan

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
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
Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
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May Results Tasks
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
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
Ninety-seven saint days a year wouldn’t affect the theater, but two Yom Kippurs would ruin it.
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Saint Theatre Two Years
Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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Funny Money World
One drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
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Addiction Country Enough Irish People
I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer.
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Beer Summer Winter
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
It is a good deed to forget a poor joke
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Deeds Forget Poor
If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
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Accepting Country Irish Limitation People
You made one mistake. You married me.
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Cynical Married Mistake
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
I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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Drinkers Problem Writing
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

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