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. HEINLEINYield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.
More Robert A. Heinlein Quotes
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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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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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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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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don’t ever count on having both at once.
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For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
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To be matter-of-fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy – and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful.
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Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it’s supposed to do.
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No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.
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Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.
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Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn’t there.
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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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I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.
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Never insult anyone by accident.
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Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.
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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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