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Famous Robert A. Heinlein Quotations
United States writer of science fiction (1907-1988)
A
fool
cannot be protected from his
folly
. If you
attempt
to do so, you
will
not only arouse his
animosity
but also you
will
be attempting to deprive him of whatever
benefit
he is capable of
deriving
from
experience
. Never
attempt
to
teach
a pig to sing; it wastes your
time
and annoys the
pig
.
Robert A. Heinlein
»
A
Libertarian
Movement
slogan
Robert A. Heinlein
»
A
motion
to adjourn is always in
order
.
Robert A. Heinlein
»
A
pessimist
is correct oftener than an optimist, but an
optimist
has
more
fun - and neither can
stop
the
march
of events.
Robert A. Heinlein
»
A
poet
that reads his
verse
in
public
may
have
other nasty habits.
Robert A. Heinlein
»
Always listen to experts. They'll
tell
you what can't be done and
why
.
Then
do it.
Robert A. Heinlein
»
An armed
society
is a polite
society
.
Manners
are
good
when one may
have
to
back
up his
acts
with his
life
.
Robert A. Heinlein
»
How you behave toward cats
here
below determines your
status
in
Heaven
.
Robert A. Heinlein
»
Luck
is a tag
given
by the mediocre to
account
for the accomplishments of
genius
.
Robert A. Heinlein
»
Of
course
the
game
is rigged. Don't let that
stop
you - if you don't play, you can't
win
.
Robert A. Heinlein
»
Premenstrual Syndrome: Just before their periods women behave the way men do all the
time
.
Robert A. Heinlein
»
Progress
isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to
find
easier
ways
to do something.
Robert A. Heinlein
»
Remind me to write an
article
on the
compulsive
reading
of
news
. The
theme
will
be that most neuroses can be traced to the unhealthy
habit
of wallowing in the troubles of
five
billion
strangers.
Robert A. Heinlein
»
The greatest productive
force
is
human
selfishness
.
Robert A. Heinlein
»
The supreme
irony
of
life
is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.
Robert A. Heinlein
»
The United States has become a
place
where entertainers and
professional
athletes are mistaken for
people
of
importance
.
Robert A. Heinlein
»
Theology
is never any
help
it is searching in a
dark
cellar
at
midnight
for a
black
cat that isn't
there
. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything.
Robert A. Heinlein
»
Writing
is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in
private
and
wash
your
hands
afterwards.
Robert A. Heinlein
»
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