black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

When I’m talking to people I like to stop and quote myself. My quotes have a way of spicing up conversation.

Brendan Behan

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
I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Beer Drinking Food
Most horror movies are certainly that.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Cinema Horror Most
It is a good deed to forget a poor joke
BRENDAN BEHAN

Deeds Forget Poor
Ninety-seven saint days a year wouldn’t affect the theater, but two Yom Kippurs would ruin it.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Saint Theatre Two Years
He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Born Country Irish People Years
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 BEHAN

Beer Summer Winter
When two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Fighting Men Two Woman
That you, sister. May you be the mother of a bishop.
BRENDAN BEHAN

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

Made Miserable Situation
I cannot imagine any crime worse than taking a life, can you? -It’d depend whose life.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Capital Crime Imagine Punishment
Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
BRENDAN BEHAN

May Results Tasks
There’s no one, no one, loves you like yourself.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Like Love One Love You
God forgive us-but most of us grew up to be the sort of men our mothers warned us against.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Family Forgive Men Mother
I ruined my health drinking to other people’s.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Drinking People Ruined
Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Contempt Jailer Prison

When I’m talking to people I like to stop and quote myself. My quotes have a way of spicing up conversation.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

When I’m talking to people I like to stop and quote myself. My quotes have a way of spicing up conversation.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Brendan Behan Quotes