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A general and a bit of shooting makes you forget your troubles … it takes your mind off the cost of living.

Brendan Behan

When two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.
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Fighting Men Two Woman
That you, sister. May you be the mother of a bishop.
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Funny Humor Mother
He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
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Born Country Irish People Years
Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.
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Friendship Hurt Writing
If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
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Accepting Country Irish Limitation People
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
There’s no one, no one, loves you like yourself.
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Like Love One Love You
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
I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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Drinkers Problem Writing
You made one mistake. You married me.
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Cynical Married Mistake
I only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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Alcohol Drinking Two
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
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.
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Criticism Editors Funny
Every cripple has his own way of walking.
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Cripples Walking Way
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

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