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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

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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Brendan Behan
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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

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alone
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Brendan Behan
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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

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Death
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I do eat well. I try to love my body. That is what I tell my daughter. I say, Love every bite of food. Love your body. Were all going to be dead soon. Actually I dont say that last thing to her. – Helen Hunt

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When I wrote Fast Food My Way in 2004, I hoped that my friends would prepare my recipes. Now, more people cook from that book than any other Ive written in the past 30 years. – Jacques Pepin

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All artists are people of growth. Its like food, you take the good and leave the rest. – Andrew Jack

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We lived in a one-bedroom apartment in Northwest D.C. I was essentially raised by a Panamanian man and a Jamaican woman. Thats why I have such a fascination with Jamaican food. – Wale

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There are situations in life to which the only satisfactory response is a physically violent one. If you dont make that response, you continually relive the unresolved situation over and over in your life. – Russell Hoban

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Our value is the sum of our values. – Joe Batten

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