Quote by Brendan Behan
I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society exc

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

Other quotes by Brendan Behan

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

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Death
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Its not that the Irish are cynical. Its rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody. – Brendan Behan

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respect
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Other Quotes from
Food
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I grew up in Austria, and for me real comfort food is Wiener Schnitzel. Wiener Schnitzel and mashed potatoes because it reminds me of my youth… It reminds me when I grow up and it feels very comforting. – Wolfgang Puck

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Food

Ive always hoped Chopped would telegraph our enormous affection and love and admiration for chefs and food, but at the same time, we are inflicting extraordinary cruelty on them. – Ted Allen

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Food

Acceptable food rots while we are chased from bins behind restaurants, chased from sleeping on the street, chased from relieving ourselves unless we pay for food or gas, until finally we are so hungry, sleepless, smelly, constipated and beaten-down that we simply die of lack of will to live. – Jane Siberry

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Food

Be what you would seem to be – or, if youd like it put more simply – a house is no home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body. – Margaret Fuller

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Food

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Western laziness…. consists of cramming our lives with compulsive activity, so that there is no time left to confront the real issues. – Sogyal Rinpoche, Glimpse After Glimpse: Daily Reflections on Living and Dying

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Society

One of the most important responsibilities in the Christian life is to care about others, smile at them, and be a friend to the friendless. – James Dobson

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smile

I mean, music totally comes from your soul. – Martin Scorsese

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Music