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

Brendan Behan

When I’m talking to people I like to stop and quote myself. My quotes have a way of spicing up conversation.
BRENDAN BEHAN

People Talking Way
There is no human situation so miserable that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Made Miserable Situation
Ninety-seven saint days a year wouldn’t affect the theater, but two Yom Kippurs would ruin it.
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Saint Theatre Two Years
Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
BRENDAN BEHAN

May Results Tasks
I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Beer Drinking Food
It is a good deed to forget a poor joke
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Deeds Forget Poor
Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Friendship Hurt Writing
I’m a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.
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Catholic Communist Dark
I cannot imagine any crime worse than taking a life, can you? -It’d depend whose life.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Capital Crime Imagine Punishment
What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost on both sides.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Differences History Men
God forgive us-but most of us grew up to be the sort of men our mothers warned us against.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Family Forgive Men Mother
He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Born Country Irish People Years
I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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Children Married Painter
When two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.
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Fighting Men Two Woman
That you, sister. May you be the mother of a bishop.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Funny Humor Mother
Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Country Inspirational Irish People Psychosis

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

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