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Every cripple has his own way of walking.

Brendan Behan

One drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Addiction Country Enough Irish People
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
Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.
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Country Inspirational Irish People Psychosis
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
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
I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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Children Married Painter
Most horror movies are certainly that.
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Cinema Horror Most
A man is fortunate if he encounters living examples of vice, as well as of virtue, to inspire him.
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Inspire Men Role Models
Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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Contempt Jailer Prison
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
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
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
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
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 saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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Beer Drinking Food

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