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Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.

Brendan Behan

I’m a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.
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Catholic Communist Dark
Most horror movies are certainly that.
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Cinema Horror Most
You made one mistake. You married me.
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Cynical Married Mistake
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
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
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
I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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Children Married Painter
There’s no bad publicity except an obituary.
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Bad Obituary Publicity
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
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
Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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Funny Money World
Scream at God if that’s the only thing that will get results.
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Prayer Results Scream
I only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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Alcohol Drinking Two
There’s no one, no one, loves you like yourself.
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Like Love One Love You
Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.
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Friendship Hurt Writing
That you, sister. May you be the mother of a bishop.
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Funny Humor Mother

Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.

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