Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.
BRENDAN BEHANOne drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
More Brendan Behan Quotes
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God forgive us-but most of us grew up to be the sort of men our mothers warned us against.
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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.
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You made one mistake. You married me.
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When two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.
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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; they can tell you what to do, but they can’t do it themselves!
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I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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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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Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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One drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
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I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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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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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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Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.
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There is no human situation so miserable that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman.
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