When two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.
BRENDAN BEHANA general and a bit of shooting makes you forget your troubles … it takes your mind off the cost of living.
More Brendan Behan Quotes
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That you, sister. May you be the mother of a bishop.
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He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
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Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.
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If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
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Critics are like eunuchs; they can tell you what to do, but they can’t do it themselves!
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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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There’s no one, no one, loves you like yourself.
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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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I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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You made one mistake. You married me.
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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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Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge from meself, put in.
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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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When I’m talking to people I like to stop and quote myself. My quotes have a way of spicing up conversation.
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