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Where were you born?” “On a battlefield,” [Yossarian] answered. “No, no. In what state were you born?” “In a state of innocence.

Joseph Heller

There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Achievement Disappointment Numb
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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Appreciation Character Courage Intelligence Moral
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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Ashame Failure Trick
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
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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Government Industry Private Togetherness
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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Life Negative Responsiblity Run Save
Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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Inspirational One Liner Principle Right Rise
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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Children Favor Influence Liberation Parents War
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
I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
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Country Crazy Executive Scare
From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Goodness History Moral Teaching
They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
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Agree Education Necessary People Possible Question
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet
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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Air Exercise Fresh Meet Opportunity People Prostitution Trouble
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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Mad Paranoid
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Accident Failure Predict

Where were you born?” “On a battlefield,” [Yossarian] answered. “No, no. In what state were you born?” “In a state of innocence.

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Where were you born?” “On a battlefield,” [Yossarian] answered. “No, no. In what state were you born?” “In a state of innocence.

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