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Brendan Behan

Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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Contempt Jailer Prison
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
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
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
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
When two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.
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Fighting Men Two Woman
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
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
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
Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.
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Friendship Hurt Writing
One drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
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Addiction Country Enough Irish People
It is a good deed to forget a poor joke
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Deeds Forget Poor
I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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Children Married Painter
Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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Funny Money World
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

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