Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINThe universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.
More Robert A. Heinlein Quotes
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For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.
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Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors… and miss.
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Theologians can persuade themselves of anything.
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Never insult anyone by accident.
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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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They didn’t want it good, they wanted it Wednesday.
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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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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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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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An armed society is a polite society.
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Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it’s supposed to do.
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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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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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