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

Brendan Behan

What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost on both sides.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Differences History Men
Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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Contempt Jailer Prison
One drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
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Addiction Country Enough Irish People
I only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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Alcohol Drinking Two
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
An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
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Country Down Firsts Let
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
I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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Children Married Painter
Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.
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Country Inspirational Irish People Psychosis
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 saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Beer Drinking Food
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
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
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
When two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.
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Fighting Men Two Woman
Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge from meself, put in.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Judging Said Umpires

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