I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.
BRENDAN BEHANA man is fortunate if he encounters living examples of vice, as well as of virtue, to inspire him.
More Brendan Behan Quotes
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I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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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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That you, sister. May you be the mother of a bishop.
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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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He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
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You made one mistake. You married me.
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I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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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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There’s no bad publicity except an obituary.
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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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Ninety-seven saint days a year wouldn’t affect the theater, but two Yom Kippurs would ruin it.
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Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
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Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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There’s no one, no one, loves you like yourself.
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A pedestrian ought to be legally allowed to toss at least one hand grenade at a motorist every day.
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