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Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.

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
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
Scream at God if that’s the only thing that will get results.
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Prayer Results Scream
I ruined my health drinking to other people’s.
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Drinking People Ruined
If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
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Accepting Country Irish Limitation People
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 two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.
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Fighting Men Two Woman
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
One drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
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Addiction Country Enough Irish People
Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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Contempt Jailer Prison
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
Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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Funny Money World
It is a good deed to forget a poor joke
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Deeds Forget Poor
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
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
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

Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.

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