From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
JOSEPH HELLERThe enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
-
-
Frankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.
JOSEPH HELLER -
Rise above principal and do what’s right.
JOSEPH HELLER -
He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
JOSEPH HELLER -
Death to all modifiers, he declared one day, and out of every letter that passed through his hands went every adverb and every adjective.
JOSEPH HELLER -
There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
JOSEPH HELLER -
Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
JOSEPH HELLER -
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
JOSEPH HELLER -
I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
JOSEPH HELLER -
All of my books deal in a very rough, rude fashion with subjects about which there are great conflicts of opinion.
JOSEPH HELLER -
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
JOSEPH HELLER -
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 -
When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
JOSEPH HELLER -
Insanity is contagious.
JOSEPH HELLER -
Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
JOSEPH HELLER -
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
JOSEPH HELLER