Joseph Heller Quotes
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I don't even have my own computer.
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It is my first preference to do films with social significance. Art cinema has given me credibility and status as an actor, but commercial cinema has given me a comfortable living.
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I never thought I'd be an actor.
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Look, you need technical skills to run a company.
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I had this dream in my head of, if I got hired by 'SNL, what that moment would be like. And I dreamed that I would, like, collapse on the sidewalk and cry to the heavens. I got this call, and it didn't happen naturally. But I did it anyway because I wanted to have that moment. So I did collapse.
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I stuff animals I find; I do roadkill. They're strangely fun to have. They're like easy-to-control pets.
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I do think people are definitely sick of the Kardashians.
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The expectation was that 'True Confessions' would be my first published book, but that didn't happen. After it was rejected by every publisher in New York and Canada, I shoved it in a closet and went on to write and publish my next three books.
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Just keep taking chances and having fun.
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From the moment I walked into the White House, it was as if I had no privacy at all.
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Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.
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I can always see what I've done wrong. I'm always learning. I'm the perennial student.
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I actually think one of my strengths is my storytelling.
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No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents.
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Everybody makes mistakes, but when goalkeepers make them, it is costly. That's the nature of being a goalkeeper.
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I think Sydney has so much natural beauty; it's just a beautiful city.
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I'm not going to be horrible just for the sake of having attitude or make other people feel small just to make me feel bigger.
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I started to like blues, I guess, when I was about 6 or 7 years old. There was something about it, because nobody else played that kind of music.
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I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self.
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If at this moment you simply made up your minds that you were handsome, beautiful, strong, dangerous, powerful, that you knew everything there was to know, you were totally capable in any job that you undertook or any sport you undertook-if you really believed that, and you can believe it, some of your faces would change physically before my eyes.
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So, take what's inside you and make big, bold choices and for those who can't speak for themselves, use bold voices and make friends and love well, bring art to this place and make the world better for the whole human race.
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A great piece of literature does not try to coerce you to believe it or agree with it. A great piece of literature simply is. It is a vehicle of truth, but it is not a blueprint, and we tend to confuse the two.
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He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.
