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.

Quote by Joseph Heller

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

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The Lord gave us farmers two strong hands so we could grab as much as...

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...

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.

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

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.

He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.

He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

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

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Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

The excessive regard of parents for their children, and their dislike of other people's is,...

The excessive regard of parents for their children, and their dislike of other people's is,...

If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either.

If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either.