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“The English and Americans dislike only some Irish--the same Irish that the Irish themselves detest, Irish writers--the ones that think.” quote by Brendan Behan — Download Open image

“The English and Americans dislike only some Irish--the same Irish that the Irish themselves detest, Irish writers--the ones that think.”

Brendan Behan

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“It's a queer world, God knows, but the best we have to be going on with.”

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There is no human situation so miserable that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman.

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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…

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I ruined my health drinking to other people's.

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“I respect kindness in human beings first of all, and kindness to animals. I don't respect the law; I have a total irreverence for…

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

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There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary.

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There's no bad publicity except an obituary.

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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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I saw a notice which said, 'Drink Canada Dry' and I've just started.

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