Robert A. Heinlein
women cats please men dogs relax
“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
happiness sleep
“Happiness consists in getting enough sleep. Just that, nothing more.”
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
teach pig sing waste time annoy
“Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.”
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
handicap children life easy
“Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy.”
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
peace freedom
“You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.”
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
progress lazy eaier way
“Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.”
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
mother attitude biological relation
“Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation.”
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
sin hurt other nonsense
“Sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense.”
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
butterfly flower propelled
“Butterflies are self propelled flowers.”
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
dangerous weapon men man
“There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men.”
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
society rid of troublemakers downhill
“A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.”
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
climate expect weahter get
“Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get.”
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
one teach two learn
“When one teaches, two learn.”
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
secrecy beget tyranny
“Secrecy begets tyranny.”
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
temptation yield pass
“Yield to temptation...it may not pass your way again!”
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
US entertainment athletes importance ignorance
"There seems to have been an actual decline in rational thinking. The United States had become a place where entertainers and professional athletes were mistaken for people of importance. They were idolized and treated as leaders; their opinions were sought on everything and they took themselves just as seriously-after all, if an athlete is paid a million or more a year, he knows he is important ... so his opinions of foreign affairs and domestic policies must be important, too, even though he proves himself to be ignorant and subliterate every time he opens his mouth."
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
sway thousand prejudice convince logic
"You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic."
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
free rules tolerate break morlal responsible
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do."
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
political royalist communist democrat people controlled
"Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire."
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
USA entertainer athletes people importance
"The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance."
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
human stupidity underestimate
"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity."
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
right soon socially unacceptable
"Being right too soon is socially unacceptable."
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
best weapon between ears loaded
"Remember though, your best weapon is between your ears and under your scalp -provided it's loaded."
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
democracy wolves sheep dinner
"Democracy is four wolves and a sheep voting on dinner."
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
figure out yourself freedom everyone
"The right to figure things out for yourself is the only true freedom everyone shares. Go use it."
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
attributemalice human stupidity underestimate
"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity."
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
capabilities diaper invation butcher hog building sonnetinsect
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
makers takers fakers
"No matter where or what, there are makers, takers, and fakers."
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
mediocre people best clipping wings brain
“Some people insist that 'mediocre' is better than 'best.' They delight in clipping wings because they themselves can't fly. They despise brains because they have none.”
― Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)