Brendan Behan Quotes
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I prayed like a man walking in a forest at night, feeling his way with his hands, at each step fearing to fall into pure bottomlessness forever. Prayer is like lying awake at night, afraid, with your head under the cover, hearing only the beating of your own heart.
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I pick up the details that drive the organization insane. But sweating the details is more important than anything else.
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Whether it's just walking down the street to try to go to a movie, go to dinner, something like that, there are always a few people that recognize you.
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Live your questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some distant day into your answers.
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Switching from one career to another can be scary, but it also can be a thrilling experience. Look at it as an opportunity to really go after what you want to accomplish in life and make a difference in the world. The key is to take small, conscious steps and prepare yourself for a successful transition.
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When I was performing on streets, there was no pressure. People accepted me. They loved me without knowing me.
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A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice.
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I've always loved fashion, but it's not what I set out to do.
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In the beginning, before the creation of Heaven and Earth, God made the angels; free intelligences and free wills; out of His love He made them, that they might be eternally happy. And that their happiness might be complete, He gave them the perfection of a created nature; that is, He gave them freedom.
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Never have so many been manipulated so much by so few.
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Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.
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Anywhere in the world is a great gig if the people are pumped to hear some music.
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I don't have any regrets. I wouldn't change a thing. You learn as you go.
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I don't like artists who are actors. I like artists, but I don't believe in that.
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In the past, I've allowed myself to record songs that I wish I had not, but agreed to for one reason or another.
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I accept any challenge.
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I have become a fatalist in life, so I don't try to set goals.
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I am hugely proud to have played for Ireland.
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All it takes to become an Artist is to start doing Art. By living a life full of Art, we may achieve an Artful life.
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My son Bill, who came to me in 1960-he was 14 then, quoted the old parable to me: "It is not by their words, but by their deeds that ye shall know them" -pointing out that if I was a true atheist, I would not permit the public schools of America to force him to read the Bible and say prayers against his will. He was right.
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I wanted to be a race car driver when I was a kid.
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In the real world, it is hard to be taken seriously as a woman. Use your brain and be smart about your choices. There's nothing wrong with being a good girl - it's actually very attractive and sexy.
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I am a daylight atheist.
