Man was matter. Drop him out a window and he’ll fall. Set fire to him and he’ll burn. Bury him and he’ll rot, like other kinds of garbage. The spirit gone, man is garbage.
– from Catch-22 book by Joseph Heller
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Some men are born mediocre, some …
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
– from Catch-22 book by Joseph Heller
Rome was destroyed, Greece was destroyed …
Rome was destroyed, Greece was destroyed, Persia was destroyed, Spain was destroyed. All great countries are destroyed. Why not yours? How much longer do you really think your own country will last? Forever? Keep in mind that the earth itself is destined to be destroyed by the sun in twenty-five million years or so.
– from Catch-22 book by Joseph Heller