Brendan Behan Quotes

"The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less."
-Brendan Behan in Sex quotes.

"He was born an Englishman and remained one for years."
-Brendan Behan in England quotes.

"If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks."
-Brendan Behan

"Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how its done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves."
-Brendan Behan

"I value kindness to human beings first of all, and kindness to animals. I don't respect the law; I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper, and old men and women warmer in the winter, and happier in the summer."
-Brendan Behan

"I saw a notice which said, 'Drink Canada Dry' and I've just started."
-Brendan Behan

"I only take a drink on two occasions - when I'm thirsty and when I'm not."
-Brendan Behan

"To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory."
-Brendan Behan

"...Actually, I'm a drinker with writing problems."
-Brendan Behan

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

"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

"Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis."
-Brendan Behan