For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
JOSEPH HELLERThe enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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While none of the work we do is very important, it is important that we do a great deal of it.
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Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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I’m not running away from my responsibilities. I’m running to them. There’s nothing negative about running away to save my life.
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The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
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There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
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Something did happen to me somewhere that robbed me of confidence and courage and left me with a fear of discovery and change and a positive dread of everything unknown that may occur.
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History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don’t see heaven or saints or angels. I see people cashing in on every decent impulse and every human tragedy.
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I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
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Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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Death to all modifiers, he declared one day, and out of every letter that passed through his hands went every adverb and every adjective.
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From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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