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

Joseph Heller

The villains will come along. There were plenty in the Carter administration, and there will be plenty with Reagan.
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Villain
I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
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Country Crazy Executive Scare
From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Goodness History Moral Teaching
Death to all modifiers, he declared one day, and out of every letter that passed through his hands went every adverb and every adjective.
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Adjective Adverb Death Declare Hands
I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
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Imagination Mercy Process Understand
History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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Bag Coincidence History Open Random Trash Wind
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
I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
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Dreams Night
There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Achievement Disappointment Numb
Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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Alive Death Die Furious Life
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Freedom Live Strong
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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Deep Mad Medal Men Reward
Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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Acceptance Mankind Resilence Tomorrow
He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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Hope Misery
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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Government Industry Private Togetherness
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

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