Catch-22

Book · 6 characters · 607 quotes · 1961

Quotes from Catch-22

C
"Leadership without wisdom is tyranny."
Colonel Cathcart Leadership
Y
"Adventure awaits those brave enough to seize it."
Yossarian Adventure
Y
"Patience is a virtue, but so is knowing when to abandon hope."
Yossarian Patience
D
"Death is the only certainty in life."
Doc Daneeka Death
C
"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."
Chaplain Tappman Hope
Y
"Survival is the only victory that counts."
Yossarian Perseverance
Y
"Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose."
Yossarian Freedom
M
"War is hell, but profiteering is business."
Milo Minderbinder War
Y
"Everyone who loves me is either dead or very ill."
Yossarian Relationships
Y
"Nothing would ever change as long as we remained alive."
Yossarian Change
Y
"Some people are worth defending. Some people aren't."
Yossarian Courage
D
"Insanity is contagious."
Doc Daneeka Wisdom
Y
"The only thing to do now was what we had been doing all along—waiting."
Yossarian Time
M
"A man can get a good living in the black market; all he needs is a little moral courage."
Milo Minderbinder Work
Y
"There is no loyalty. I am a loyal man, so I must leave."
Yossarian
Y
"That's some catch, that Catch-22. It's the best there is."
Yossarian Philosophy
M
"I have to think of my future,"
Milo Minderbinder Motivation
Y
"I suppose a man can't enjoy himself while someone else is dying, though I don't see why."
Yossarian Happiness
C
"God is love, I said, but Major Major said that God is love and I'll court martial you if you say so."
Chaplain Tappman Faith
M
"Prostitution gives her an opportunity to meet people. It's the only way she can meet people."
Milo Minderbinder Work
Y
"The only way out is to refuse to fly any more missions."
Yossarian Courage
Y
"Maybe some people are worth more money than other people."
Yossarian Money
C
"There is hope, though. There is always hope. Mine is that God is not unmerciful and will take me in his arms."
Chaplain Tappman Hope
C
"When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don't see heaven or saints or angels. I see people cashing in on every decent impulse and every human tragedy."
Chaplain Tappman Faith
M
"Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs."
Milo Minderbinder Gratitude
Y
"They're shooting at everyone."
Yossarian War
Y
"Insanity is contagious."
Yossarian Wisdom
Y
"Everyone was against him."
Yossarian
D
"The world needs all kinds of people."
Doc Daneeka
Y
"He was sick of the system."
Yossarian