Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINWhen 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.
More Robert A. Heinlein Quotes
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One man’s theology is another man’s belly laugh.
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Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.
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One man’s ‘magic’ is another man’s engineering. ‘Supernatural’ is a null word.
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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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For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
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An armed society is a polite society.
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Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
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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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The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.
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It’s an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they were a juicy piece of gossip.
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Don’t ever become a pessimist… a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.
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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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Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.
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There is no way that writers can be tamed and rendered civilized or even cured.
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