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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.

Brendan Behan

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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Funny Money World
Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.
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Country Inspirational Irish People Psychosis
I ruined my health drinking to other people’s.
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Drinking People Ruined
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 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
Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
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May Results Tasks
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
I’m a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.
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Catholic Communist Dark
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
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
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
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
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
I only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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Alcohol Drinking Two

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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