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. HEINLEINIt’s an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they were a juicy piece of gossip.
More Robert A. Heinlein Quotes
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One man’s ‘magic’ is another man’s engineering. ‘Supernatural’ is a null word.
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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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The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning while those other subjects merely require scholarship.
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Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.
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Theologians can persuade themselves of anything.
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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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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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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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They didn’t want it good, they wanted it Wednesday.
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Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors… and miss.
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I never learned from a man who agreed with me.
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Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
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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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One man’s theology is another man’s belly laugh.
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A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.
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