She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
JOSEPH HELLER
There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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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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The villains will come along. There were plenty in the Carter administration, and there will be plenty with Reagan.
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History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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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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Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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He was never without misery, and never without hope.
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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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Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
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Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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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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I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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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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