Gilmore indignantly dismissing criticism of “sharp corrupt practice” by Health Minister James Reilly from Mary Lou McDonald in the Dáil. Irish Independent http://www.independent.ie/national-news/how-many-bodies-are-buried-on-this-island-because-of-sinn-fein-gilmore-taunts-mcdonald-in-dail-spat-3332746.html
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
2 MEDIA AND CULTURE, Some Call It Censorship, p. 150
Dirty truths (1996), first edition
“Unless it's really despicable, then you have to just jump with both feet on the neck.”
Rolling Stone Issue 903 (22 August 2002)
Context: I think The Razor's Edge is a pretty good movie. But at the time, it was just as reviled as any other comedian doing a serious thing now. Like The Majestic [with Jim Carrey], movies where comedians go straight, people don't like them.
It angers people, like you're taking something away from them. That's the response I got. I thought, "Well, aren't we all bigger than that?" I wasn't shocked by it, but I thought that the professional critics would be able to say, "OK, we shouldn't rule this out, because the guy normally does other stuff."
Unless it's really despicable, then you have to just jump with both feet on the neck.
“The rope that pulls you from the flood can become a noose around your neck.”
Source: And the Mountains Echoed
“If you kiss someone on the back of the neck, it spreads.”
“If you let your head get too big, it'll break your neck.”
“With this kind of baggage around your neck, you will choke your job-hunting opportunities”
Source: Your Job-Hunt Ltd – Advice from an Award-Winning Asian Headhunter (2003), p.25
Context: Employers are not going to hire a candidate who is stressed by cashflow and family problems. With this kind of baggage around your neck, you will choke your job-hunting opportunities.
