Rise above principal and do what’s right.
JOSEPH HELLERMen went mad and were rewarded with medals.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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Where were you born?” “On a battlefield,” [Yossarian] answered. “No, no. In what state were you born?” “In a state of innocence.
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I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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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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She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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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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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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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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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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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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Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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