The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad, For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.
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G.k. Chesterton
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.
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Alex Levine
Writing in English is the most ingenious torture ever devised for sins committed in previous lives. The English reading public explains the reason why.
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James Joyce
Katie shook her head in dismay. “I thought being poor was the worst thing that could happen to a girl.”“ No, Katie, ” the countess said in a clear voice. “The worst thing is to be in love with one man and have to marry...
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Jina Bacarr
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There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380 SL convertible.
Libertarianism is a way of measuring how the government and other kinds of systems respect the individual. At the core of libertarianism is the idea that the individual is sacrosanct and that anything that's done contrary to the well-being of the individual needs some pretty...
Teasing and a sense of humor, if you can develop that in your kids, and if you can exercise it with the kids, just makes for a pleasanter atmosphere.
I think that humor has become a principle means of communication among Americans about politics.
Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy.
