There is no human situation so miserable that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman.
BRENDAN BEHANI’m a drinker with a writing problem.
More Brendan Behan Quotes
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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 pedestrian ought to be legally allowed to toss at least one hand grenade at a motorist every day.
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Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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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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A man is fortunate if he encounters living examples of vice, as well as of virtue, to inspire him.
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One drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
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I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
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Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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When two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.
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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.
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That you, sister. May you be the mother of a bishop.
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Most horror movies are certainly that.
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There’s no bad publicity except an obituary.
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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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