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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.

Joseph Heller

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

Country Crazy Executive Scare
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.
JOSEPH HELLER

Appreciation Character Courage Intelligence Moral
He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Except Literature
I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.
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Dreams Night
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
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
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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Change Confidence Courage Discovery Dread Fear Lost
History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
JOSEPH HELLER

Bag Coincidence History Open Random Trash Wind
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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Acceptance Bad Luck Destiny Injustice
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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Deal Greatness Important Work
He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
JOSEPH HELLER

Attempt Die Forever Live Man
Death to all modifiers, he declared one day, and out of every letter that passed through his hands went every adverb and every adjective.
JOSEPH HELLER

Adjective Adverb Death Declare Hands
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
He was never without misery, and never without hope.
JOSEPH HELLER

Hope Misery
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
JOSEPH HELLER

Freedom Live Strong
Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for.
JOSEPH HELLER

Die Inspirational Live Positive Worth

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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