Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
JOSEPH HELLERDestiny 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.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
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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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Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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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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Prostitution gives her an opportunity to meet people. It provides fresh air and wholesome exercise, and it keeps her out of trouble.
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He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
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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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I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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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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I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
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Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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