The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
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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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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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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Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
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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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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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There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
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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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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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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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What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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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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You know, that might be the answer – to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That’s a trick that never seems to fail.
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