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.
JOSEPH HELLERFrom men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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All of my books deal in a very rough, rude fashion with subjects about which there are great conflicts of opinion.
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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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Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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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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Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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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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He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Insanity is contagious.
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I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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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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I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
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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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Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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