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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
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Achievement Born Medicore Mediocrity Men Sarcastic Thrust
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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Adjective Adverb Death Declare Hands
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
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Boy Grow Up Little
When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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Disagree Objective Urge
From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Goodness History Moral Teaching
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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Deep Mad Medal Men Reward
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
Insanity is contagious.
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Contagious Insane One Liner
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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Angel Decent Heaven Human Impulse Poeple Saint Tragedy
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
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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Deal Greatness Important Work
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
Let’s take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.
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Drive Live Packet

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