A man is fortunate if he encounters living examples of vice, as well as of virtue, to inspire him.
BRENDAN BEHANThere’s no bad publicity except an obituary.
More Brendan Behan Quotes
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Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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Most horror movies are certainly that.
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He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
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There’s no bad publicity except an obituary.
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The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less.
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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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Every cripple has his own way of walking.
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I only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost on both sides.
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I cannot imagine any crime worse than taking a life, can you? -It’d depend whose life.
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I’m a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.
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I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.
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That you, sister. May you be the mother of a bishop.
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An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
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