The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
JOSEPH HELLER
Destiny is a good thing to accept when it’s going your way. When it isn’t, don’t call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck.
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The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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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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I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
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Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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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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Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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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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Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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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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Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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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.
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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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