It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody.

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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.

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...

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...

All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.

All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.

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 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.

Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge...

Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge...

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 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...

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

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

I am a daylight atheist.

I am a daylight atheist.

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

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

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...

I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

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...

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.

The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to...

The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to...

They say some of my stars drink whiskey. But I have found that the ones...

They say some of my stars drink whiskey. But I have found that the ones...

So I commended enjoyment, because a man has nothing better under the sun than to...

So I commended enjoyment, because a man has nothing better under the sun than to...

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical.

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical.