Joseph Heller Quotes
Men," he began his address to the officers, measuring his pauses carefully. "You're American officers. The officers of no other army in the world can make that statement. Think about it.
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My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.
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I recognize that I'm probably the luckiest novelist in recent memory, because Sherman Alexie, a writer I greatly admire, raved about my book on 'The Colbert Report,' and then Mr. Colbert himself urged his viewers to buy it - on his show and on Twitter.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career.
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Know your priorities and identify the five powerful action steps that you intend to take to move your initiatives forward each day. If you go to a tree with an ax and take five whacks at the tree every day, it doesn't matter if it's an oak or a redwood; eventually, the tree has to fall down.
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I am a compulsive and concise shopper.
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I get used to my fountain pens and my clothes, and I can never throw them away. I replace them only when I see that they are broken or embarrassing to wear.
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God has no resolve; no karma attaches itself to Him.
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Luckily, many other people tell me how they have had a particular landscape photograph of mine in their office or bedroom for 15 years and it always speaks to them strongly whenever they see it.
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If you want to play the good roles, spend more time in in college and in acting class than you do in the gym, and you'll have the career you want.
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I'm naturally a nice person. I'm not trying to have any problems with people. I'm done with the drama and trouble. I want a stress-free life.
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With Taiwan, it took about 40 years to go from an authoritarian to a democratic society.
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My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer.
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Blaming mother is just a negative way of clinging to her still.
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Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.
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Actually, if you could see close in my eyes, the American flag is waving in both of them and up my spine is growing this red, white and blue stripe.
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I'm a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.
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It is only afterward that a new idea seems reasonable. To begin with, it usually seems unreasonable.
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I grew up 150-200 miles from any city. You simply didn't have much connection with the outside world. So my dreams were always to get out. It's a familiar kind of thing, I think, for anybody in a small town.
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I had no idea how to get guys to notice me. I still don't. Who cares?
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Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined.
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In spinning a robe of your own righteousness, before the sun goes down you will find it all unraveled.
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In particular, the efforts to reestablish peace after the World War have been directed toward the formation of states and the regulation of their frontiers according to a consciously national program.
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Men," he began his address to the officers, measuring his pauses carefully. "You're American officers. The officers of no other army in the world can make that statement. Think about it.
