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He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.

Brendan Behan

I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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Children Married Painter
He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
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Born Country Irish People Years
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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People Talking Way
You made one mistake. You married me.
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Cynical Married Mistake
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
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
Scream at God if that’s the only thing that will get results.
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Prayer Results Scream
I cannot imagine any crime worse than taking a life, can you? -It’d depend whose life.
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Capital Crime Imagine Punishment
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
Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
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May Results Tasks
There is no human situation so miserable that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman.
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Made Miserable Situation
If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
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Accepting Country Irish Limitation People
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
One drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
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Addiction Country Enough Irish People
There’s no bad publicity except an obituary.
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Bad Obituary Publicity
New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment… a place where you’re least likely to be bitten by a wild goat.
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Country Funny Irish People Spiritual

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