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From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.

Joseph Heller

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.
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Children Favor Influence Liberation Parents War
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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Book Conflict Deal Fashion Opinion Rude Subject
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
Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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Job Principle Quit Regret
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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Born Innocence
Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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Inspirational One Liner Principle Right Rise
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
He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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Hope Misery
From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Goodness History Moral Teaching
Insanity is contagious.
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Contagious Insane One Liner
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Freedom Live Strong
He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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Lack Self Made Success
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
I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
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Imagination Mercy Process Understand
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
Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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Alive Death Die Furious Life

From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.

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