Rise above principal and do what’s right.
JOSEPH HELLERHistory was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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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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He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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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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I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
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I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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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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It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.
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The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
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Every writer I know has trouble writing.
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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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