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When he kisses you he isn't doing anything else. You're his whole universe, and the moment is eternal because he doesn't have any plans and isn't going anywhere. Just kissing you ... it's overwhelming.

Robert A. Heinlein

Kissing, Moments, Stolen Kisses

Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Stranger in a Strange Land”, p.175, Penguin

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Son, the phrase is self-contradictory; "sense" is never "common".

Robert A. Heinlein

Son, Self, Common Sense

Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.38, Penguin

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Correct morality can only be derived from what man is — not from what do-gooders and well-meaning aunt Nellies would like him to be.

Robert A. Heinlein

Aunt, Men, Morality

"Starship Troopers". Book by Robert A. Heinlein, 1959.

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Once a month, some women act like men act all the time.

Robert A. Heinlein

Men, Months

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Certain types of loudmouthism should be a capital offense among decent people.

Robert A. Heinlein

People, Should, Type

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

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From my point of view, a great deal of openly expressed piety is insufferable conceit.

Robert A. Heinlein

Views, Conceit, Point Of View

"The Past Through Tomorrow" by Robert A. Heinlein, G. P. Putnam Inc., (p. 431), 1967.

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Do-gooding is like treating hemophilia - the real cure is to let hemophiliacs bleed to death...before they breed more hemophiliacs.

Robert A. Heinlein

Real, Cures

Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Stranger in a Strange Land”, p.177, Penguin

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Finish what you start. Keep submitting until it sells.

Robert A. Heinlein

Writing, Sells

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Die trying" is the proudest human thing.

Robert A. Heinlein

Trying, Humans, Dies

Robert A. Heinlein (2005). “Have Space Suit, Will Travel”, p.232, Simon and Schuster

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A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. - Second Amendment to the Constitution An armed society is a polite society.

Robert A. Heinlein

Gun, Libertarian Party, Assault Weapons

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There is no such thing as 'social gambling.' Either you are there to cut the other bloke's heart out and eat it -- or you're a sucker. If you don't like this choice -- don't gamble.

Robert A. Heinlein

Heart, Cutting, Gambling

Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.235, Penguin

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In past history popularly elected governments have been no better and sometimes far worse than overt tyrannies.

Robert A. Heinlein

Past, Government, Sometimes

"The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress". Book by Robert A. Heinlein, Ch. 22, 1966.

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Limiting the freedom of news 'just a little bit' is in the same category with the classic example 'a little bit pregnant.

Robert A. Heinlein

Example, News, Littles

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

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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.

Robert A. Heinlein

Eye, Men, Race

"The Pragmatics of Patriotism". Address at the U.S. Naval Academy, April 5, 1973.

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Life is short, but the years are long.

Robert A. Heinlein

Life Is Short, Years, Long

"Methuselah's Children". Book by Robert A. Heinlein, 1958.

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Cast me into a dungeon, burn me at the stake, crown me king of kings, I can 'pursue happiness' as long as my brain lives - but neither gods nor saints, wise men nor subtle drugs, can ensure that I will catch it.

Robert A. Heinlein

Wise, Kings, Men

"Starship Troopers". Book by Robert A. Heinlein, 1959.

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Geniuses and supergeniuses always make their own rules about sex as on everything else; they do not accept the monkey customs of their lessers.

Robert A. Heinlein

Sex, Genius, Monkeys

Robert A. Heinlein (1982). “Friday”

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When the citizens of a nation will no longer volunteer to defend it, then it is probably not worth saving. No nation has the right to survive with conscript troops, and in the long run, no nation ever has.

Robert A. Heinlein

Running, Long, Volunteer

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"Peace" is a condition in which no civilian pays any attention to military casualties which do not achieve page-one, lead-story prominence-unless that civilian is a close relative of one of the casualties. But, if there ever was a time in history when "peace" meant that there was no fighting going on, I have been unable to find out about it.

Robert A. Heinlein

Peace, Military, War

"Starship Troopers". Book by Robert A. Heinlein, 1959.

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Humans hardly ever learn from the experience of others. They learn - when they do, which isn't often - on their own, the hard way.

Robert A. Heinlein

Learning, Creativity, Experience

Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.32, Penguin

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Citizenship is an attitude, a state of mind, an emotional conviction that the whole is greater than the part...and that the part should be humbly proud to sacrifice itself that the whole may live.

Robert A. Heinlein

Attitude, Sacrifice, Emotional

Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Starship Troopers”, p.127, Penguin

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Social responsibility above the level of family, or at most of tribe, requires imagination-- devotion, loyalty, all the higher virtues -- which a man must develop himself; if he has them forced down him, he will vomit them out.

Robert A. Heinlein

Loyalty, Responsibility, Men

Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Starship Troopers”, p.143, Penguin

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His older self had taught his younger self a language which the older self knew because the younger self, after being taught, grew up to be the older self and was, therefore, capable of teaching.

Robert A. Heinlein

Teaching, Self, Taught

Robert A. Heinlein (2010). “The Green Hills of Earth and The Menace from Earth”, p.284, Baen Publishing Enterprises

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I don't trust a man who talks about ethics when he is picking my pocket. But if he is acting in his own self-interest and says so, I have usually been able to work out some way to do business with him.

Robert A. Heinlein

Men, Self, Work Out

Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.26, Penguin

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A brute kills for pleasure. A fool kills from hate.

Robert A. Heinlein

Hate, Fool, Pleasure

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

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Born: July 7, 1907
Died: May 8, 1988
Occupation: Science writer
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