"They took away our land, our language, and……" — Brendan Behan
"They took away our land, our language, and our religion; but they could never harness our tongues..."
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64 Quotes by Brendan Behan
Brendan Behan has 64 quotes on this site.
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It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and…
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The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot…
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Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.
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I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger,…
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Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it's done, they've seen it done every day, but they're…
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There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary.
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If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks.
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The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink and somebody…
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I am a drinker with writing problems.
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I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn't make it worse.
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Ah, bless you, Sister, may all your sons be bishops.
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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…
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More Harness Quotes
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one of 171 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It…
— Irving Berlin
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The world of spying is my genre. My struggle is to demystify, to de-romanticise the spook world, but at the…
— John le Carre
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I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will…
— Benjamin Carson
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Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love,…
— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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We are a caring nation, and our values should also guide us on how we harness the gifts of science.…
— George W. Bush
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Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges…
— William J. Clinton
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Obama said if elected his government would "harness technology to confront the biggest challenges that America faces".
— Barack Obama
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Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion
— Oprah Winfrey
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Dakota tribal wisdom says that when you're on a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. Of course, there…
— Gary Hamel
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The Department of Peace would take a more human approach to healing our society, looking not merely for ways we…
— Marianne Williamson
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As government regulations grow slowly, we become used to the harness. Habit is a powerful force, and we no longer…
— Robert Bork
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But as a philosopher said, one day after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, after all the…
— Sargent Shriver
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