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

Quote by Joseph Heller

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Rise above principle and do what's right.

Rise above principle and do what's right.

I don't believe in miracles because it's been a long time since we've had any.

I don't believe in miracles because it's been a long time since we've had any.

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.

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...

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 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 had decided to live forever or die in the attempt.

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

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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 knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.

He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it.

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...

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Writers should be read, but neither seen nor heard.

Writers should be read, but neither seen nor heard.

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

The writer is either a practicing recluse or a delinquent, guilt-ridden one; or both. Usually...

The writer is either a practicing recluse or a delinquent, guilt-ridden one; or both. Usually...

She writes like a loom, producing her broad rich fabric with hardly a thought of...

She writes like a loom, producing her broad rich fabric with hardly a thought of...