Money is truthful. If a man speaks of his honor, make him pay cash. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
My old man says when it's time to be counted, the important thing is to be man enough to stand up. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
...a book need never die and should not be killed; books were the immortal part of man. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Premenstrual Syndrome: Just before their periods women behave the way men do all the time. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Specialization is for insects... The race of man? He's a whole other creature. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Fulfillment in life is loving a good woman and killing a bad man. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
A man who marries at my age isn't taking a wife, he's indenturing a nurse. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
There ought not to be anything in the whole universe that man can't poke his nose into-that's the way we're built and… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
By the data to date, there is only one animal in the Galaxy dangerous to man -- man himself. So he must… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
To get anywhere, or even to live a long time, a man has to guess, and guess right, over and over again,… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
A slave cannot be freed, save he do it himself. Nor can you enslave a free man; the very most you can… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Never appeal to a man's 'better nature.' He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
I was no fool; I was aware that when another man is too anxious to force money on one, it is time… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
The whole principle (censorship) is wrong; it's like demanding that grown men live on skim milk because the baby can't eat steak. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Cast me into a dungeon, burn me at the stake, crown me king of kings, I can 'pursue happiness' as long as… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
The Universe was a silly place at best...but the least likely explanation for it was the no-explanation of random chance, the conceit… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Many short-sighted fools think that going to the Moon was just a stunt. But the astronauts knew the meaning of what they… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Around the time of the Terran Caesar Augustus, a Martian artist had been composing a work of art. It could have been… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Some logics get nervous breakdowns. Overloaded phone system behaves like frightened child. Mike did not have upsets, acquired sense of humor instead.… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
There are hidden contradictions in the minds of people who "love Nature" while deploring the "artificialities" with which "Man has spoiled Nature.'"… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Social responsibility above the level of family, or at most of tribe, requires imagination-- devotion, loyalty, all the higher virtues -- which… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Yes, Boss?' Dorcas, the last twenty or thirty years I've been a worthless, no-good parasite.' She yawned again. 'Everybody knows that.' Nevermind… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
I remembered a time when my grandmother had asked me to explain television to her - the guts, not the funny pictures.… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
My old man taught me two things: 'Mind own business' and 'Always cut cards.' — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
In terms of morals there is no such thing as ‘state.’ Just men. Individuals. Each responsible for his own acts. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Courage is the complement of fear. A man who is fearless cannot be courageous. [He is also a fool.] — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Any group is weaker than a man alone unless they are perfectly trained to work together. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
If you do not believe that a man will commit murder for one can of tomatoes, then you have never been hungry. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Each man is his own prisoner, in solitary confinement for life. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
My old man claimed that the more complicated the law the more opportunity for scoundrels. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Aside from a cold appreciation of my own genius I felt that I was a modest man. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
I don't trust a man who talks about ethics when he is picking my pocket. But if he is acting in his… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Social responsibility above the level of family, or at most of tribe, requires imagination-- devotion, loyalty, all the higher virtues -- which a man… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share
My folks tried to make a preacher of me and missed by a narrow margin… I would have made a good one if I… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share
Ninety percent of all human wisdom is the ability to mind your own business. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share
If we blow ourselves up we will do it by misapplication of science; if we manage to keep from blowing ourselves up, it will… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share
Nor would anybody suspect. If was one thing all people took for granted, was conviction that if you feed honest figures into a computer,… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share
Women will forgive anything. Otherwise, the race would have died out long ago. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share
Most neuroses and some psychoses can be traced to the unnecessary and unhealthy habit of daily wallowing in the troubles and sins of five… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share
“Some people are ants by nature; they have to work, even when it’s useless. Few people have a talent for constructive laziness.” — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share
“The instinct to survive is human nature itself, and every aspect of our personalities derives from it. Anything that conflicts with the survival instinct… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share
“I tried to dig out of the computer a call directory for Luna. But it was still sulking. I could not get it to… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share
“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” — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share
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