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I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.

Joseph Heller

When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don’t see heaven or saints or angels. I see people cashing in on every decent impulse and every human tragedy.
JOSEPH HELLER

Angel Decent Heaven Human Impulse Poeple Saint Tragedy
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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Mad Paranoid
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 wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Freedom Live Strong
There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Achievement Disappointment Numb
He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Except Literature
All of my books deal in a very rough, rude fashion with subjects about which there are great conflicts of opinion.
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Book Conflict Deal Fashion Opinion Rude Subject
They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
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Agree Education Necessary People Possible Question
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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Appreciation Character Courage Intelligence Moral
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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Civilization Earth End Peace
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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Life Negative Responsiblity Run Save
Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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Inspirational One Liner Principle Right Rise
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
JOSEPH HELLER

Boy Grow Up Little
The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
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Enemy Kill War
Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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Acceptance Mankind Resilence Tomorrow
It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.
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Dead Difference War Win

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