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He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody

Joseph Heller

He was never without misery, and never without hope.
JOSEPH HELLER

Hope Misery
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
There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Achievement Disappointment Numb
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
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
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
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet
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.
JOSEPH HELLER

Ideas Life Novel Writing
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
He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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Lack Self Made Success
Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
JOSEPH HELLER

Job Principle Quit Regret
While none of the work we do is very important, it is important that we do a great deal of it.
JOSEPH HELLER

Deal Greatness Important Work
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
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
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Accident Failure Predict

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