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I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.

Brendan Behan

When I’m talking to people I like to stop and quote myself. My quotes have a way of spicing up conversation.
BRENDAN BEHAN

People Talking Way
When two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.
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Fighting Men Two Woman
Many a man has decided to stay alive not because of the will to live but because of the determination not to give assorted surviving bastards the satisfaction of his death.
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Determination Men Suicide
God forgive us-but most of us grew up to be the sort of men our mothers warned us against.
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Family Forgive Men Mother
It is a good deed to forget a poor joke
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Deeds Forget Poor
I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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Children Married Painter
Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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Funny Money World
I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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Drinkers Problem Writing
Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.
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Country Inspirational Irish People Psychosis
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
That you, sister. May you be the mother of a bishop.
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Funny Humor Mother
Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.
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Friendship Hurt Writing
An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
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Country Down Firsts Let
I only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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Alcohol Drinking Two
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.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Country Funny Irish People Spiritual

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