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Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

Joseph Heller

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
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet
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
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
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
The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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Depression Insane Man Society
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Freedom Live Strong
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
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
Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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Alive Death Die Furious Life
Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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Deserve Fun Leadership Work
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
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Accident Failure Predict
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Boy Grow Up Little
I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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Broken Heart Miracle Time

Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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