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Its not that the Irish are cynical. Its rather that they have a wo

Its not that the Irish are cynical. Its rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody. – Brendan Behan

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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 the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer. – Brendan Behan

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When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. – Brendan Behan

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You can find academic and industrial groups doing some relevant work, but there isnt a focus on building complex molecular systems. In that respect, Japan is first, Europe is second, and were third. – K. Eric Drexler

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My government will respect the will of the people. – Mwai Kibaki

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