From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
JOSEPH HELLERHe knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
More Joseph Heller Quotes
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When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
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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 don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
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Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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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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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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He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it.
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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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Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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Success and failure are both difficult to endure. Along with success come drugs, divorce, fornication, bullying, travel, meditation, medication, depression, neurosis and suicide. With failure comes failure.
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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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When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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