Quotes of Brendan Behan

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I was court-martial 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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“ Love cannot be hidden. It even shines in the darkest places." ~ Carla Olson Gade, The Shadow Catcher's Daughter ”

- Carla Olson Gade

“ If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace. ”

- John Lennon

“ I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this reason, I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me. ”

- Abraham Lincoln

“ In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roots, the answer, and ask yourself, must I write? ”

- Rainer Maria Rilke

“ Give yourself permission to practice selfcare and to make time for your own dreams, goals, and priorities. ”

- Ruth Soukup

“ Could you exist just for the art of existence? ”

- Talismanist Giebra

“ Take wrong turns. Talk to strangers. Open unmarked doors. And if you see a group of people in a field, go find out what they are doing. Do things without always knowing how they'll turn out. You're curious and smart and bored, and all you see is the choice between working hard and slacking off. There are so many adventures that you miss because you're waiting to think of a plan. To find them, look for tiny interesting choices. And remember that you are always making up the future as you go. ”

- Randall Munroe

“ Be brave. Don't just live in your cave till your grave. ”

- RVM

“ I would die for you. But I won't live for you. ”

- Stephen Chbosky

“ All for one and one for all. ”

- Alexandre Dumas

“ Either you run the day, or the day runs you. ”

- Jim Rohn

“ How would your life be different if…You stopped allowing other people to dilute or poison your day with their words or opinions? Let today be the day…You stand strong in the truth of your beauty and journey through your day without attachment to the validation of others ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ Gratitude is not love. Don’t mix the two because they are not the same. ”

- Frank Matobo

“ Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming the divinity within you. ”

- Amit Ray

“ I guess that’s just part of loving people: You have to give things up. Sometimes you even have to give them up. ”

- Lauren Oliver

“ Do I care about pleasure? Yes. But I don't believe in happiness. ”

- Tatiana Vedenska

“ Friendship not defined by words Friendship only defined by action ”

- Arshdeep Singh Samrala

“ Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. ”

- Erica Jong

“ Your environment will eat your goals and plans for breakfast. ”

- Steve Pavlina

“ Being love rather than giving or taking love, is the only thing that provides stability. ”

- Ram Dass

“ If you have kindness in your heart, you offer acts of kindness to touch the hearts of others wherever you go—whether they are random or planned. Kindness becomes a way of life. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them. ”

- Phyllis Bottome

“ Love is the beauty of the soul. ”

- Augustine of Hippo