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For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

Robert A. Heinlein

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One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of highest authority about what could not be done and could never happen.
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Assemble Authority Done Happen Highest History never Pronouncement Reverse
Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it’s supposed to do.
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Long Machinery never Suposoe Worry
There is no way that writers can be tamed and rendered civilized or even cured.
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Civilized Cure Even No Render Tame Way Writer
Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy.
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The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.
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Contact Government Sense Suspect Universum Didi Make
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
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Human never ower Stupidity Underestimate
Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.
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Done Everything Impossible Theoretically Until
By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity.
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Beautiful Cultivate Do Flower Heavenly Humanity Seed
Never insult anyone by accident.
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Accident Anyone Insult never One Liner
A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.
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Competent Confident Incapable Insecurity Invariably Jealousy Neurotic Person Self
May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.
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Live Long May Wish
The best thing about space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere.
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Best Elsewhere Made Possible Space Thing Travel
When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know, the end result is tyranny and oppression no matter how holy the motives.
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Church End Forbidden Government Holy Matter Motive Oppression Result Subject Tyranny Undertake
Being right too soon is socially unacceptable.
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Being Right Social Soon Too Unacceptable
Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own…
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Another Condition Essential Happiness Love Own Person Your
One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.
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Come Being Fortune Generous Good Happy Joy Life One Sanest Sure

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