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If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks.

~Brendan Behan

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At the innermost core of all loneliness is a deep and powerful yearning for union with one's lost self.

~Brendan Behan

Topics: Core Deep Innermost Loneliness Lost Powerful Self Union Yearning

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A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority.

~Brendan Behan

Topics: Article Authority Book Hands Infantryman Like Quotation Rifle Speaks Speech

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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.

~Brendan Behan

Topics: Critics Day Done Every Every Day How Know Like Seen Themselves Unable

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

~Brendan Behan

Topics: Dismal Make Never Policeman Seen Situation Worse

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New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment... a place where you're least likely to be bitten by a wild goat.

~Brendan Behan

Topics: Bitten Go Goat Least Likely New New York Place Refreshment Spiritual Where Wild York You

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There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary.

~Brendan Behan

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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.

~Brendan Behan

Topics: Anything Beer Cheaper Connected Except Food Happier Makes Men Old Old Men Old Women Roads Safer Society Stronger Summer Total Warmer Which Winter Women

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If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.

~Brendan Behan

Topics: Accept Beyond Go Limitations Them You Your

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

~Brendan Behan

Topics: Drink Eat Get Important Important Things Love Love You Most Somebody Something The Most Important Things To Love World You

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Dramatist

Born: February 9th, 1923

Died: March 20th, 1964

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