Fortunately, just when things were blackest, the war broke out. - Joseph Heller - Quotesmemo.com

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An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's.

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Joseph Heller

Fortunately, just when things were blackest, the war broke out.

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It was miraculous. It was almost no trick at all, he saw, to turn vice into virtue and slander into truth, impotence into abstinence, arrogance into humility, plunder into philanthropy, thievery into honor, blasphemy into wisdom, brutality into patriotism, and sadism into justice. Anybody could do it; it required no brains at all. It merely required no character.

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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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In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.

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The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.

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I've got to work with people who have had really fantastic careers and who are still lovely people to be around. So, I suppose that's kind of a big inspiration for me - to work for as long as possible but to continue to enjoy it. I want to be a part of the process, rather than just wanting the rewards.

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