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Inspirational Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein

48 Inspirational quotes by Robert A. Heinlein

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A cat can be a mystery that sparks curiosity. Robert A. Heinlein writes that a strong urge to know why drives us, and that freedom is worth the price we pay. He also says that fear can be faced again, and that a free mind cannot be conquered, only challenged.

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Obscurity is the refuge of incompetence.

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Responsibility cannot be shared.

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Beauty is not diminished by being shared.

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Always cut the cards...and smile when you lose.

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Never frighten a little man. He'll kill you.

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Live and learn, or you don't live long.

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Gentlemen, let's go row!

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Democracy can survive anything except Democrats

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Being generous is inborn; being altruistic is a learned perversity. No resemblance --

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Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it.

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Stinky says women should be obscene but not heard.

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Man can be chained, but he cannot be domesticated.

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If you would know a man, observe how he treats a cat.

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Finish what you start. Keep submitting until it sells.

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If possible, leave room for your enemy to become your friend.

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Always tell her she is beautiful, especially if she is not.

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I am free, no matter what rules surround me. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for…

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Anything which is physically possible can always be made financially possible; money is a bugaboo of small minds.

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“I've been afraid so many times that I am no longer scared to be afraid again. What can't be cured must be…

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“Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done. One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements…

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“Both for practical reasons and for mathematically verifiable moral reasons, authority and responsibility must be equal - else a balancing takes place…

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“For the first time in my life, I was reading things which had not been approved by the Prophet's censors, and the…

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Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny

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Anything free is worth what you pay for it.

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How can you argue with a woman who won't?

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There is no such thing as "Just a cat.

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It is better to copulate than never.

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Ayn Rand is a bloody socialist compared to me.

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

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What a wonderful world it is that has girls in it!

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Was there ever a time when the majority was right?

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Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.

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The truth of a proposition has nothing to do with its credibility. And vice versa.

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Any priest or shaman must be presumed guilty until proved innocent.

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The best things in history are accomplished by people who get tired of being shoved around.

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A girl's name ending in 'a' - that always suggests a 'C' cup.

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People usually believe anything that they are told early and often.

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You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him.

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No matter where or what, there are makers, takers, and fakers.

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“Be wary of strong drink, it can make you shoot at the tax collector...and miss.”

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Ninety percent of all human wisdom is the ability to mind your own business.

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Women will forgive anything. Otherwise, the race would have died out long ago.

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Most neuroses and some psychoses can be traced to the unnecessary and unhealthy habit of daily wallowing in the troubles and sins of five…

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No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.

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“Some people are ants by nature; they have to work, even when it’s useless. Few people have a talent for constructive laziness.”

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“The instinct to survive is human nature itself, and every aspect of our personalities derives from it. Anything that conflicts with the survival instinct…

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“I tried to dig out of the computer a call directory for Luna. But it was still sulking. I could not get it to…

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“this has more aspects than a cat has hair.”

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Never own more than you can carry in both hands at a dead run.

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“In Wilson's scale of evaluations breakfast rated just after life itself and ahead of the chance of immortality." ~ By His Bootstraps / Robert A. Heinlein”

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Ignorance is curable, stupid is forever.

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