Lots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE received theirs for heroism in the war - for killing people. We received ours for entertaining other people. I'd say we deserve ours more.

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Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

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.

When I read something saying I've not done anything as good as Catch-22 I'm tempted...

When I read something saying I've not done anything as good as Catch-22 I'm tempted...

He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.

He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.

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...

There was only one catch and that was Catch-22. Orr would be crazy to fly...

There was only one catch and that was Catch-22. Orr would be crazy to fly...

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

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

He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody.

He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody.

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...

Rise above principle and do what's right.

Rise above principle and do what's right.

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,...

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

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

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...

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared...

I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared...

When I grow up I want to be a little boy.

When I grow up I want to be a little boy.

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...

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,...

Man is asked to make of himself what he is supposed to become to fulfill...

Man is asked to make of himself what he is supposed to become to fulfill...

Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more...

Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more...

Luck is everything... My good luck in life was to be a really frightened person....

Luck is everything... My good luck in life was to be a really frightened person....