He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
BRENDAN BEHANCritics 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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I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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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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That you, sister. May you be the mother of a bishop.
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If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
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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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I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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God forgive us-but most of us grew up to be the sort of men our mothers warned us against.
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Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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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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Every cripple has his own way of walking.
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Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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There’s no bad publicity except an obituary.
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A pedestrian ought to be legally allowed to toss at least one hand grenade at a motorist every day.
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Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
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Critics are like eunuchs; they can tell you what to do, but they can’t do it themselves!
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