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

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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...

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.

All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.

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

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

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment... a place where you're...

New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment... a place where you're...

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.

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...

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.

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

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

I never turned to drink. It seemed to turn to me.

I never turned to drink. It seemed to turn to me.

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked...

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked...

That song, for me, is about drugs and alcohol and loss and love. It's about...

That song, for me, is about drugs and alcohol and loss and love. It's about...

Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed...

Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed...