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A man is fortunate if he encounters living examples of vice, as well as of virtue, to inspire him.

Brendan Behan

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Brendan Behan
Age: 41 †
Born: 1923
Born: February 9
Died: 1964
Died: March 20
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Dublin city
Brendan Francis Aidan Behan
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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.
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There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary.
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Message? What the hell do you think I am, a bloody postman?
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Scream at God if that's the only thing that will get results.
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Critics are like eunuchs they can tell you what to do, but they can't do it themselves!
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