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

Brendan Behan

A pedestrian ought to be legally allowed to toss at least one hand grenade at a motorist every day.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Hands Life Modern Toss
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
I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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Children Married Painter
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
One drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
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Addiction Country Enough Irish People
I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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Drinkers Problem Writing
There’s no bad publicity except an obituary.
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Bad Obituary Publicity
I only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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Alcohol Drinking Two
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
I cannot imagine any crime worse than taking a life, can you? -It’d depend whose life.
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Capital Crime Imagine Punishment
Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
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May Results Tasks
He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
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Born Country Irish People Years
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
Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.
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Friendship Hurt Writing
Scream at God if that’s the only thing that will get results.
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Prayer Results Scream

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

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