The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
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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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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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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You know, that might be the answer – to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That’s a trick that never seems to fail.
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Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.
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Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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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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I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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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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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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Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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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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He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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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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