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Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.

Brendan Behan

I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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Beer Drinking Food
Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.
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Country Inspirational Irish People Psychosis
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
He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
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Born Country Irish People Years
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
An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
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Country Down Firsts Let
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
A pedestrian ought to be legally allowed to toss at least one hand grenade at a motorist every day.
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Hands Life Modern Toss
I ruined my health drinking to other people’s.
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Drinking People Ruined
I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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Children Married Painter
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
If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
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Accepting Country Irish Limitation People
Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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Funny Money World
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

Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.

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