Robert A. Heinlein Quotes - Page 10

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• But does Man have any 'right' to spread through the universe? Man is what he is, a wild animal with the will to survive, and (so far) the ability, against all competition. Unless one accepts that, anything one says about morals, war, politics, you name it, is nonsense. Correct morals arise from knowing what man is, not what do-gooders and well-meaning old Aunt Nellies would like him to be. The Universe will let us know - later - whether or not Man has any "right" to expand through it.

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  War, Future, Men

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Starship Troopers”, p.144, Penguin

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• I believe that this hairless embryo with the aching, oversize brain case and the opposable thumb, this animal barely up from the apes, will endure --will endure longer than his home planet, will spread out to the other planets, to the stars, and beyond, carrying with him his honesty, his insatiable curiosity, his unlimited courage --and his noble essential decency. This I believe with all my heart.

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  Stars, Honesty, Believe

  "This I Believe", 1952.

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• I don't see why human people make such a heavy trip out of sex. It isn't anything complex, it is simply the best thing in life, even better than food.

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  Sex, Things In Life, People

  "Famous Quotes About Sex" by Ron Grisham, March 18, 2017.

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• Cheops' Law: Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.

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  Law, Schedules, Built

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.225, Penguin

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• I'm afraid of coaching, of writer's classes, of writer's magazines, of books on how to write. They give me centipede trouble - you know the yarn about the centipede who was asked how he managed all his feet? He tried to answer, stopped to think about it, and was never able to walk another step.

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  Book, Writing, Thinking

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• Nothing gives life more zest that running for your life.

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  Running, Zest, Giving

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• When you vote, you are exercising political authority, you're using force. And force, my friends, is violence. The supreme authority from which all other authorities are derived.

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  Exercise, Political, Violence

  "Fictional character: Jean Rasczak". "Starship Troopers", www.imdb.com. 1997.

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• Anyone can see a forest fire. Skill lies in sniffing the first smoke.

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  Lying, Fire, Skills

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.56, Penguin

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• Brainpower is the scarcest commodity and the only one of real value.

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  Real, Commodity, Real Value

  Robert A. Heinlein (1982). “Friday”

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• Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation.

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  Inspirational, Mom, Mother

  Robert A. Heinlein (2005). “Have Space Suit, Will Travel”, p.183, Simon and Schuster

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• My old man taught me two things: 'Mind own business' and 'Always cut cards.'

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  Life, Cutting, Men

  Robert A Heinlein (1966). “Moon Is Harsh Mistres”, Berkley

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• There are things which cannot be taught in ten easy lessons, nor popularized for the masses; they take years of skull sweat.

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  Years, Sweat, Skulls

  Robert A. Heinlein (1982). “Glory Road”, Berkley

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• If you happen to be one of the fretful minority who can do creative work, never force an idea; you'll abort it if you do. Be patient and you'll give birth to it when the time is ripe. Learn to wait.

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  Ideas, Giving, Creative

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.237, Penguin

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• When a place gets crowded enough to require ID's, social collapse is not far away. It is time to go elsewhere. The best thing about space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere.

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  Travel, Space, Far Away

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.228, Penguin

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• Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes.

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  Eye, Enemy, Villain

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.224, Penguin

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• Courage is the complement of fear. A man who is fearless cannot be courageous. [He is also a fool.]

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  Courage, Fear, Men

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.231, Penguin

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• Audacity, always audacity - soundest principal of strategy.

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  Audacity, Strategy, Principal

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• You can go wrong by being too skeptical as readily as by being too trusting.

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  Trust, Skeptical

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.330, Penguin

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• Pessimist by policy, optimist by temperament- it is possible to be both. How? By never taking an unnecessary chance and by minimizing the risks you can't avoid. This permits you to play out the game untroubled by the certainty of the outcome.

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  Games, Play, Risk

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.331, Penguin

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• A community where everyone is a ruthless murderer, with handy access to death-dealing devices, is a very polite community.

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  Community, Ruthless, Polite

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• The extremely tiny fraction who think regularly, accurately, creatively, and without self-delusion - in the long run, these are the only people who count.

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  Running, Thinking, Self

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• The way to find justice is to deal fairly with other people and not worry about how they deal with you.

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  People, Justice, Worry

  Robert A. Heinlein (2005). “Citizen of the Galaxy”, p.101, Simon and Schuster

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• The hardest part about gaining any new idea is sweeping out the false idea occupying that niche. As long as that niche is occupied, evidence and proof and logical demonstration get nowhere. But once the niche is emptied of the wrong idea that has been filling it:; once you can honestly say, "I don't know", then it becomes possible to get at the truth.

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  Ideas, Long, Niche

  "The Cat Who Walks Through Walls". Book by Robert A. Heinlein, chapter 18, p. 230, 1985.

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• In terms of morals there is no such thing as ‘state.’ Just men. Individuals. Each responsible for his own acts.

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  Men, Moral, Individual

  Robert A Heinlein (1966). “Moon Is Harsh Mistres”, Berkley

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• My old man says when it's time to be counted, the important thing is to be man enough to stand up.

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  Men, Volunteer, Important

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