Robert A. Heinlein quotes - page 11

Little girls, like butterflies, need no excuse. (Robert A. Heinlein)
when faced with a problem you do not understand, do any part of it you do understand, then look at it again. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
We came here for a small, informal meeting. We find you've turned it into a circus. Well, if you're going to have a circus, you've got to have elephants. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with those three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
... a book need never die and should not be killed; books were the immortal part of man. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
In terms of morals there is no such thing as ‘state.' Just men. Individuals. Each responsible for his own acts. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
Christ was crucified for preaching without a police permit. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
Revolution is an art that I pursue rather than a goal I expect to achieve. Nor is this a source of dismay; a lost cause can be as spiritually satisfying as a victory. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
Damnit! Nationalism should stop at the stratosphere! View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
Have you ever known me to be rude to a lady?" "I have seen you be intentionally rude to a woman. I have never seen you be rude to a lady. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
If you wanted to teach a baby a lesson, would you cut its head off? (Robert A. Heinlein)
Every general prohibition creates its bootleggers. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
Under what circumstances is it moral for a group to do that which is not moral for a member of that group to do alone? View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
A community where everyone is a ruthless murderer, with handy access to death-dealing devices, is a very polite community. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
Autobiography is usually honest but it is never truthful. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
I woke up in bed with a man and a cat. The man was a stranger; the cat was not. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
As it says in the Bible, God fights on the side with the heaviest artillery. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
Seems to be a deep instinct in human beings for making everything compulsory that isn't forbidden. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
A Paradox May Be Paradoctored. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
Precedent is merely the assumption that somebody else, in the past with less information, nevertheless knows better than the man on the spot. (Robert A. Heinlein)
Gravity's books have got to balance. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
Sometimes I think,” he told Tex, "that Th'Wing thinks that I am an idiot studying hard to become a moron-but flunking the course. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
Don't pay any attention to what she says. Half of it's always wrong and she doesn't mean the rest. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
Babies are fun. And they're not much trouble. Feed ‘em occasionally, help them when they need it, and love them a lot. That's all there is to it. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein