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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

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
I only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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Alcohol Drinking Two
I ruined my health drinking to other people’s.
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Drinking People Ruined
The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less.
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Funny Marriage Sexy
There’s no bad publicity except an obituary.
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Bad Obituary Publicity
You made one mistake. You married me.
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Cynical Married Mistake
Every cripple has his own way of walking.
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Cripples Walking Way
Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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Contempt Jailer Prison
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
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
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
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
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
I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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Children Married Painter

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