It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody. -Brendan Behan Respect
The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less. -Brendan Behan Money
The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less. -Brendan Behan Money
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 Women
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 Death
The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of matress stuffing in it, if you could get a match, was as good a smoke as I ever tasted. -Brendan Behan Alone
When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. -Brendan Behan Death
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 Society
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 Food
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 Relationship