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 HELLERI think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Insanity is contagious.
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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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Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
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Something did happen to me somewhere that robbed me of confidence and courage and left me with a fear of discovery and change and a positive dread of everything unknown that may occur.
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Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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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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Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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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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She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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