A man is fortunate if he encounters living examples of vice, as well as of virtue, to inspire him.
BRENDAN BEHANFailure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
More Brendan Behan Quotes
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Every cripple has his own way of walking.
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Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
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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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I’m a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.
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Scream at God if that’s the only thing that will get results.
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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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In a society which really supported marriage the wife would be encouraged to go to the office and make love to her husband on the company’s time and with its blessing.
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When I’m talking to people I like to stop and quote myself. My quotes have a way of spicing up conversation.
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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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Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.
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I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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I ruined my health drinking to other people’s.
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Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
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He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
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