Rise above principal and do what’s right.
JOSEPH HELLERSome men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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But that was war. Just about all he could find in its favor was that it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents.
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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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Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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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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He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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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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What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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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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