He was never without misery, and never without hope.
JOSEPH HELLERFrom men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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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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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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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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There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
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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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History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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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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Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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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.
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For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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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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The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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