Joseph Heller Quotes
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I don't even have my own computer.
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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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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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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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It is my policy to deepen the Japan-U.S. alliance and to deepen security and economic relations as well as personal exchanges.
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I just would like to be challenged. I want to push myself to the limit, and constantly challenge myself and grow as an artist. That's where I want to go. Explore different things, different characters, in film, and just everything!
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My father always cooks more polenta than he needs for a meal. The excess he spreads on an oiled surface and chills. Next day, he cuts out chunks, fries them in olive oil and serves with salad.
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What I wanted to do was use literature and different kinds of stories and poems as a springboard, tapping into the creativity of our teens - I wanted teenagers to come up with their own creative responses to literature - using books themselves as a starting point.
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If I might control the literature of the household, I would guarantee the well-being of Church and State.
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My NFL pension can barely pay my son's tuition. You know, it's very little money.
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The last thing I want to do is to write about real things. I am not interested in reality and in real human beings and their real day-to-day problems - I just want to say to them, 'Hold still, and I'm just going to unpack, see what's inside.'
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With a book, there's no volume to turn up. You're very naked with a book.
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He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.