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There is no human situation so miserable that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman.

Brendan Behan

Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Contempt Jailer Prison
Many a man has decided to stay alive not because of the will to live but because of the determination not to give assorted surviving bastards the satisfaction of his death.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Determination Men Suicide
I cannot imagine any crime worse than taking a life, can you? -It’d depend whose life.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Capital Crime Imagine Punishment
A pedestrian ought to be legally allowed to toss at least one hand grenade at a motorist every day.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Hands Life Modern Toss
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
Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Friendship Hurt Writing
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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Country Dublin Irish Life People
Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.
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Country Inspirational Irish People Psychosis
A general and a bit of shooting makes you forget your troubles … it takes your mind off the cost of living.
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Cost General Living Mind War
When I’m talking to people I like to stop and quote myself. My quotes have a way of spicing up conversation.
BRENDAN BEHAN

People Talking Way
I’m a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.
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Catholic Communist Dark
If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
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Accepting Country Irish Limitation People
I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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Beer Drinking Food
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.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Criticism Editors Funny
The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less.
BRENDAN BEHAN

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

Judging Said Umpires

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