The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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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Let’s take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.
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Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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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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I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
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Well, he died. You don’t get any older than that.
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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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I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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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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He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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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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Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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