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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.

Joseph Heller

From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
JOSEPH HELLER

Goodness History Moral Teaching
There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
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Freedom People Question Want
I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
JOSEPH HELLER

Imagination Mercy Process Understand
You know, that might be the answer – to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That’s a trick that never seems to fail.
JOSEPH HELLER

Ashame Failure Trick
I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
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Ideas Life Novel Writing
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Freedom Live Strong
Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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Broken Heart Die Old
He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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Hope Misery
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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Deep Mad Medal Men Reward
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
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
Rise above principal and do what’s right.
JOSEPH HELLER

Inspirational One Liner Principle Right Rise
Let’s take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.
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Drive Live Packet
I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
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Country Crazy Executive Scare
But that was war. Just about all he could find in its favor was that it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents.
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Children Favor Influence Liberation Parents War
The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
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Enemy Kill War

When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.

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