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God forgive us-but most of us grew up to be the sort of men our mothers warned us against.

Brendan Behan

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

Judging Said Umpires
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

Beer Summer Winter
What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost on both sides.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Differences History Men
I’m a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Catholic Communist Dark
A general and a bit of shooting makes you forget your troubles … it takes your mind off the cost of living.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Cost General Living Mind War
There’s no bad publicity except an obituary.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Bad Obituary Publicity
I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Drinkers Problem Writing
I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Children Married Painter
Ninety-seven saint days a year wouldn’t affect the theater, but two Yom Kippurs would ruin it.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Saint Theatre Two Years
He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Born Country Irish People Years
Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Contempt Jailer Prison
Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Country Inspirational Irish People Psychosis
If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Accepting Country Irish Limitation People
Every cripple has his own way of walking.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Cripples Walking Way
Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Funny Money World

God forgive us-but most of us grew up to be the sort of men our mothers warned us against.

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