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Rise above principal and do what’s right.

Joseph Heller

I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
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Dreams Night
The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
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Country Dare Exercise Freedom Independence Traditonal
The laws of nature are only as immutable as the minds which promote them. Ignorance of the law is 9/10ths of the law. Just because you aren’t paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you.
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Ignorance Law Mind Nature Paranoid Promote
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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Deal Greatness Important Work
Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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Job Principle Quit Regret
Success and failure are both difficult to endure. Along with success come drugs, divorce, fornication, bullying, travel, meditation, medication, depression, neurosis and suicide. With failure comes failure.
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Bulling Difficult Drug Endurance Failure Meditation Success Suicide
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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Civilization Earth End Peace
Frankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.
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Government Industry Private Togetherness
I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
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Imagination Mercy Process Understand
Prostitution gives her an opportunity to meet people. It provides fresh air and wholesome exercise, and it keeps her out of trouble.
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Air Exercise Fresh Meet Opportunity People Prostitution Trouble
He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Except Literature
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Boy Grow Up Little
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Achievement Born Medicore Mediocrity Men Sarcastic Thrust
He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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Lack Self Made Success
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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Angel Decent Heaven Human Impulse Poeple Saint Tragedy
Insanity is contagious.
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Contagious Insane One Liner

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