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Brendan Behan

He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Born Country Irish People Years
I’m a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.
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Catholic Communist Dark
One drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
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Addiction Country Enough Irish People
Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge from meself, put in.
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Judging Said Umpires
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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People Talking Way
I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Country Dublin Irish Life People
Critics are like eunuchs; they can tell you what to do, but they can’t do it themselves!
BRENDAN BEHAN

Critics Eunuchs Themselves
I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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Children Married Painter
That you, sister. May you be the mother of a bishop.
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Funny Humor Mother
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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Cost General Living Mind War
It is a good deed to forget a poor joke
BRENDAN BEHAN

Deeds Forget Poor
I cannot imagine any crime worse than taking a life, can you? -It’d depend whose life.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Capital Crime Imagine Punishment
What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost on both sides.
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Differences History Men
When two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.
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Fighting Men Two Woman
Every cripple has his own way of walking.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Cripples Walking Way
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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Criticism Editors Funny

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