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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

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke
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Deeds Forget Poor
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
The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less.
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Funny Marriage Sexy
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
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
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
Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.
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Friendship Hurt Writing
Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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Contempt Jailer Prison
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
Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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Funny Money World
You made one mistake. You married me.
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Cynical Married Mistake
I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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Beer Drinking Food
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 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
If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
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Accepting Country Irish Limitation People
An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
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Country Down Firsts Let
Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
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May Results Tasks
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
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
He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
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Born Country Irish People Years
I only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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Alcohol Drinking Two
When two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.
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Fighting Men Two Woman
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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Country Funny Irish People Spiritual
I’m a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.
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Catholic Communist Dark
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
Most horror movies are certainly that.
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Cinema Horror Most
I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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Children Married Painter

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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