Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
JOSEPH HELLERDeath to all modifiers, he declared one day, and out of every letter that passed through his hands went every adverb and every adjective.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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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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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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History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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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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Insanity is contagious.
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They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
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She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
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