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.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINNo statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.
More Robert A. Heinlein Quotes
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I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.
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Political tags – such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth – are never basic criteria.
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The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.
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Don’t handicap your children by making their lives easy.
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There is no way that writers can be tamed and rendered civilized or even cured.
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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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The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.
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Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
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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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An armed society is a polite society.
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Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.
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Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
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Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors… and miss.
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May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.
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Never insult anyone by accident.
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