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People Quotes by Joseph Heller
- Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust upon them.
- ¨ Oh, I´m not complaining. I know there´s a war on. I know a lot of people are going to have to suffer for us…
- So many things were testing his faith. There was the Bible, of course, but the Bible was a book, and so were Bleak House, Treasure…
- 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…
- When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
- Prostitution gives her an opportunity to meet people. It provides fresh air and wholesome exercise, and it keeps her out of trouble.
- Clevinger had a mind, and Lieutenant Scheisskoph had noticed that people with minds tended to get pretty smart at times.
- Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three.…
- Major Major had lied, and it was good. He was not really surprised that it was good, for he had observed that people who did…
- [They] agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
- Clevinger was a troublemaker and a wise guy. Lieutenant Scheisskopf knew that Clevinger might cause even more trouble if he wasn't watched. Yesterday it was…
- Under Colonel Korn's rule, the only people permitted to ask questions were those who never did.
- You have deep-seated survival anxieties. And you don't like bigots, bullies, snobs or hypocrites. Subconsciously there are many people you hate." "Consciously, sir, consciously," Yossarian…
- There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
- He was one of those people with lots of intelligence but no brains
- How much reverence can you have for a Supreme Being who finds it necessary to include such phenomena as phlegm and tooth decay in His…
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- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
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- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle