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

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

I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

Ah, bless you, Sister, may all your sons be bishops.

Ah, bless you, Sister, may all your sons be bishops.

I'd rather be dead than think about death.

I'd rather be dead than think about death.

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.

It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack...

It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack...

I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn't make it worse.

I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn't make it worse.

One drink is too many for me and a thousand not enough.

One drink is too many for me and a thousand not enough.

I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society, except that which makes the...

I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society, except that which makes the...

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

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

If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks.

If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks.

What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost...

What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost...

The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for...

The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for...

I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I...

I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I...

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.

All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.

The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely...

The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely...

When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to...

When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to...

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it's done, they've seen it...

Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it's done, they've seen it...