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. HEINLEINOne 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.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINThe universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINNo statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINTheology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn’t there.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINBe wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors… and miss.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINA society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINOne of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINNever insult anyone by accident.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINBy cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINAn armed society is a polite society.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINOne man’s theology is another man’s belly laugh.
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.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINThere is no way that writers can be tamed and rendered civilized or even cured.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINDon’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.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINYou can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don’t ever count on having both at once.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN