Joseph Heller quotes and words of wisdom

"Well, maybe it is true, maybe a long life does have to be filled with many unpleasant conditions if it"s to seem long. But in that event, who wants one?"
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"The enemy is anybody who"s going to get you killed, no matter which side he"s on."
Found in the topic Endure.

"Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust upon them."
Found in the topic Mediocre.

"There was only one catch and that was Catch22, which specified that a concern for one"s safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask, and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn"t, but if he was sane he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn"t have to; but if he didn"t want to he was sane and had to."
Found in the topic Danger.

"Frankly, I?d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry."
Found in the topic Industry.

Interesting Quotes

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely when they have exhausted all other alternatives.Abba Eban - Israeli (S. African-born) diplomat & politician (1915 - 2002)

From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.Groucho Marx - US comedian with Marx Brothers (1890 - 1977)