Brendan Behan Quotes

There’s no one, no one, loves you like yourself.
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Like Love One Love You
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
You made one mistake. You married me.
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Cynical Married Mistake
I ruined my health drinking to other people’s.
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Drinking People Ruined
He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
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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.
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Beer Summer Winter
Every cripple has his own way of walking.
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Cripples Walking Way
Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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Contempt Jailer Prison
I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.
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Country Dublin Irish Life People
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
Most horror movies are certainly that.
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Cinema Horror Most
I’m a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.
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Catholic Communist Dark
The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less.
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Funny Marriage Sexy
I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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Beer Drinking Food
An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
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Country Down Firsts Let

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