Rise above principal and do what’s right.
JOSEPH HELLERIt doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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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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Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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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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Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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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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Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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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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Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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I’m not running away from my responsibilities. I’m running to them. There’s nothing negative about running away to save my life.
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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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