Robert A. Heinlein quotes - page 6

History is never surprising-after it happens. (Robert A. Heinlein)
Cats have no sense of humor, they have terribly inflated egos, and they are very touchy. View quote
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In Wilson's scale of evaluations breakfast rated just after life itself and ahead of the chance of immortality. View quote
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Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it. View quote
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People who go broke in a big way never miss any meals. It is the poor jerk who is shy a half slug who must tighten his belt. View quote
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A motion to adjourn is always in order. View quote
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Paymasters come in only two sizes: one sort shows you where the book says that you can't have what you've got coming to you; the second sort digs through the book until he finds a paragraph that lets you have what you need even if you don't rate it. View quote
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If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement. View quote
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You live and learn. Or you don't live long. View quote
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Patriotism is not sentimental nonsense. Nor something dreamed up by demagogues. Patriotism is as necessary a part of man's evolutionary equipment as are his eyes, as useful to the race as eyes are to the individual. View quote
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A monarch's neck should always have a noose around it. It keeps him upright. (Robert A. Heinlein)
How can you argue with a woman who won't? View quote
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The police of a state should never be stronger or better armed than the citizenry. An armed citizenry, willing to fight, is the foundation of civil freedom. That's a personal evaluation, of course. View quote
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Man is not a rational animal; he is a rationalizing animal. View quote
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Between being ‘right' and being kind, I know which way I vote. View quote
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People who are busy and happy don't write diaries; they are too busy living. View quote
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Learning isn't a means to an end; it is an end in itself. View quote
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Women seem to have almost unlimited capacity for forgiveness. (Since it is usually a man who needs forgiveness, this must be a racial survival trait.) View quote
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Don't explain computers to laymen. Simpler to explain sex to a virgin. View quote
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Daddy says that, in a dilemma, it is helpful to change any variable, then reexamine the problem. View quote
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"Die trying” is the proudest human thing. (Robert A. Heinlein)
He's an honest politician--he stays bought. View quote
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I never do anything I don't want to do. Nor does anyone, but in my case I am always aware of it. View quote
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He's as weird as snake's suspenders but sweet as a stolen kiss, too. View quote
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I do know that the slickest way to lie is to tell the right amount of truth--then shut up. View quote
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