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I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.

Brendan Behan

Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it’s done, they’ve seen it done every day, but they’re unable to do it themselves.
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Criticism Editors Funny
I’m a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.
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Catholic Communist Dark
Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
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May Results Tasks
A man is fortunate if he encounters living examples of vice, as well as of virtue, to inspire him.
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Inspire Men Role Models
One drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
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Addiction Country Enough Irish People
It is a good deed to forget a poor joke
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Deeds Forget Poor
If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
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Accepting Country Irish Limitation People
I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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Beer Drinking Food
God forgive us-but most of us grew up to be the sort of men our mothers warned us against.
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Family Forgive Men Mother
Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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Contempt Jailer Prison
A general and a bit of shooting makes you forget your troubles … it takes your mind off the cost of living.
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Cost General Living Mind War
I ruined my health drinking to other people’s.
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Drinking People Ruined
He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
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Born Country Irish People Years
There’s no bad publicity except an obituary.
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Bad Obituary Publicity
Critics are like eunuchs; they can tell you what to do, but they can’t do it themselves!
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Critics Eunuchs Themselves
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.
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Beer Summer Winter

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