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.
JOSEPH HELLERLet’s take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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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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Insanity is contagious.
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For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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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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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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The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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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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I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
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Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret 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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