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You’re an intelligent person of great moral character who has taken a very courageous stand. I’m an intelligent person with no moral character at all, so I’m in an ideal position to appreciate it.

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 grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Boy Grow Up Little
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
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Goodness History Moral Teaching
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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Acceptance Bad Luck Destiny Injustice
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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Deep Mad Medal Men Reward
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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Life Negative Responsiblity Run Save
He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Except Literature
He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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Attempt Die Forever Live Man
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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Change Confidence Courage Discovery Dread Fear Lost
They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
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Agree Education Necessary People Possible Question
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Trouble Writer Writing
Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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Job Principle Quit Regret
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

You’re an intelligent person of great moral character who has taken a very courageous stand. I’m an intelligent person with no moral character at all, so I’m in an ideal position to appreciate it.

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You’re an intelligent person of great moral character who has taken a very courageous stand. I’m an intelligent person with no moral character at all, so I’m in an ideal position to appreciate it.

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