Brendan Behan Quotes

Irish - Dramatist | February 9, 1923 - March 20, 1964

All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.

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GoodPublicityNoticeObituary

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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DeathMeSaidShootAbsenceCould

What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost on both sides.

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GoodMenHellLostGood MenRight

Inspirations never go in for long engagements; they demand immediate marriage to action.

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MarriageActionLongGoNever

The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink and somebody to love you.

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LoveRelationshipWorldYouDrink

I am a daylight atheist.

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I AmAtheistDaylightAm

Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.

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PeopleIrishJewsOtherNationality

I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn't make it worse.

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SituationNeverSeenWorsePoliceman

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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DayEvery DayKnowDoneCriticsHow

No man can discover his own talents.

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ManTalentsOwnDiscoverHis

A man is already halfway in love with any woman who listens to him.

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LoveWomanManHimHalfwayWho

Every man, through fear, mugs his aspirations a dozen times a day.

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FearDayManThroughDozenEvery

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