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.
BRENDAN BEHANOne drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
More Brendan Behan Quotes
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A man is fortunate if he encounters living examples of vice, as well as of virtue, to inspire him.
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If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
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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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I only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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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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Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
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I’m a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.
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Every cripple has his own way of walking.
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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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Scream at God if that’s the only thing that will get results.
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An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
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I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.
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There’s no one, no one, loves you like yourself.
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Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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