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

Brendan Behan

That you, sister. May you be the mother of a bishop.
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Funny Humor Mother
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
An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
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Country Down Firsts Let
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
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
Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.
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Country Inspirational Irish People Psychosis
There’s no bad publicity except an obituary.
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Bad Obituary Publicity
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
Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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Funny Money World
I only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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Alcohol Drinking Two
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
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
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
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’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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Drinkers Problem Writing
Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
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May Results Tasks

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

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