Some quotes from Catch-22

Some of the funniest and paradoxical quotes I have ever heard are from Catch-22(Not that I have read many books, frankly). A few of these keep repeating throughout the book making it funny without being monotonous. Though the book gets repetitive and monotonous sometimes, but that's something different.

Just listing down some of the quotes from the book. A complete list can be found on these links.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Catch-22

http://www.generationterrorists.com/quotes/catch-22.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch-22

http://www.workinghumor.com/quotes/catch22.shtml

• Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three.
• There's no patriotism, that's what it is. And no matriotism, either.
• But I make a profit of three and a quarter cents an egg by selling them for four and a quarter cents an egg to the people in Malta I buy them from for seven cents an egg. Of course, I don't make the profit. The syndicate makes the profit. And everybody has a share.
• Dear Mrs., Mr., Miss, or Mr. And Mrs. Daneeka: Words cannot express the deep personal grief I experienced when your husband, son, father, or brother was killed, wounded, or reported missing in action.
• Yossarian, they can prepare as many official reports as they want and choose whichever ones they need on any given occasion. Didn't you know that?
• Doc Daneeka was Yossarian's friend and would do just about nothing in his power to help him.
• The case against Clevinger was open and shut. The only thing missing was something to charge him with.
• "They're trying to kill me," Yossarian told him calmly.
   "No one's trying to kill you," Clevinger cried.
   "Then why are they shooting at me?" Yossarian asked.
   "They're shooting at everyone," Clevinger answered.  "They're trying to kill everyone."
   "And what difference does that make?"
• The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
• The Texan turned out to be good-natured, generous and likable. In three days no one could stand him.
• He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt.
• How can he see he's got flies in his eyes if he's got flies in his eyes ?
• Yossarian owed his good health to exercise, fresh air, teamwork and good sportsmanship; it was to get away from them all that he had first discovered the hospital.
• Anything worth dying for, is certainly worth living for.
• Of course they had a right (to lie to you). Don't be such an ass, Scheisskopf. People have a right to do anything that's not forbidden by law, and there's no law against lying to you.
• It's better to live on one's feet than to die on one's knees.