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Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.

Joseph Heller

I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
JOSEPH HELLER

Country Crazy Executive Scare
Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
JOSEPH HELLER

Acceptance Mankind Resilence Tomorrow
There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
JOSEPH HELLER

Freedom People Question Want
Where were you born?” “On a battlefield,” [Yossarian] answered. “No, no. In what state were you born?” “In a state of innocence.
JOSEPH HELLER

Born Innocence
I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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Broken Heart Miracle Time
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Freedom Live Strong
Rise above principal and do what’s right.
JOSEPH HELLER

Inspirational One Liner Principle Right Rise
The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
JOSEPH HELLER

Enemy Kill War
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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Trouble Writer Writing
It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.
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Dead Difference War Win
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.
JOSEPH HELLER

Ignorance Law Mind Nature Paranoid Promote
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.
JOSEPH HELLER

Ashame Failure Trick
They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
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Agree Education Necessary People Possible Question
He was never without misery, and never without hope.
JOSEPH HELLER

Hope Misery
Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
JOSEPH HELLER

Broken Heart Die Old
Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
JOSEPH HELLER

Job Principle Quit Regret

Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.

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