Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINDon’t handicap your children by making their lives easy.
More Robert A. Heinlein Quotes
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One man’s theology is another man’s belly laugh.
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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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The best thing about space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere.
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Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it’s supposed to do.
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For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
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No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.
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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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One man’s ‘magic’ is another man’s engineering. ‘Supernatural’ is a null word.
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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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Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.
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I never learned from a man who agreed with me.
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A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.
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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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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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Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
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