Frankly, I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.

Quote by Joseph Heller

Topics: Government Quotes

Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it isn't,...

Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it isn't,...

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's...

The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's...

Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust...

Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust...

He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt.

He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt.

He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.

He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.

I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole...

I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole...

We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.

We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.

Hungry Joe collected lists of fatal diseases and arranged them in alphabetical order so that...

Hungry Joe collected lists of fatal diseases and arranged them in alphabetical order so that...

Lots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE received theirs for heroism in...

Lots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE received theirs for heroism in...

I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have...

I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have...

Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust...

Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust...

Success and failure are both difficult to endure. Along with success come drugs, divorce, fornication,...

Success and failure are both difficult to endure. Along with success come drugs, divorce, fornication,...

Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.

Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.

I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.

I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.

But that was war. Just about all he could find in its favor was that...

But that was war. Just about all he could find in its favor was that...

I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.

I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.

If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself...

If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself...

It's choice--not chance--that determines your destiny.

It's choice--not chance--that determines your destiny.

You have a choice. Choose positive, smiling, laughing. Life is too short for the alternative.

You have a choice. Choose positive, smiling, laughing. Life is too short for the alternative.

My basic principle is that you don't make decisions because they are easy; you don't...

My basic principle is that you don't make decisions because they are easy; you don't...

Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed....

Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed....