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She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.

Joseph Heller

Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Achievement Born Medicore Mediocrity Men Sarcastic Thrust
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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Appreciation Character Courage Intelligence Moral
I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
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Ideas Life Novel Writing
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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Mad Paranoid
When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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Disagree Objective Urge
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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Life Negative Responsiblity Run Save
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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Born Innocence
The villains will come along. There were plenty in the Carter administration, and there will be plenty with Reagan.
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Villain
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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Acceptance Bad Luck Destiny Injustice
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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Ignorance Law Mind Nature Paranoid Promote
The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
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Country Dare Exercise Freedom Independence Traditonal
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Accident Failure Predict
Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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Inspirational One Liner Principle Right Rise
Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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Deserve Fun Leadership Work
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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Deal Greatness Important Work
For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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Enough Expensive Peace War

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