But does Man have any 'right' to spread through the universe? Man is what he is, a wild animal with the will… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Anyone who clings to the historically untrue-and thoroughly immoral-doctrine that, 'violence never settles anything' I would advise to conjure the ghosts of… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Library Science is the key to all science, just as mathematics is its language - and civilization will rise or fall, depending… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Hate always sells well, but for repeat trade and the long pull happiness is sounder merchandise. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Moving parts in rubbing contact require lubrication to avoid excessive wear. Honorifics and formal politeness provide lubrication where people rub together. Often… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
We came here for a small, informal meeting. We find you've turned it into a circus. Well, if you're going to have… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
From somewhere, back in my youth, heard Prof say, 'Manuel, when faced with a problem you do not understand, do any part… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Death is an old friend; I know him well. I lived with him, ate with him, slept with him; to meet him… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Once a man gets a reputation as a liar, he might as well be struck dumb, for people do not listen to… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Heroism' often consists in keeping your head in an emergency and doing the best you can with what you have instead of… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Most people can't think, most of the remainder won't think, and the small fraction who do think mostly can't do it very… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
It's a long story. Want a refill?" "No, let's start the steak. Where's the button?" "Right here." "Well, push it." "Me? You… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Correct morality can only be derived from what man is — not from what do-gooders and well-meaning aunt Nellies would like him… — 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 Image
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 Image
Ninety percent of all human wisdom is the ability to mind your own business. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Women will forgive anything. Otherwise, the race would have died out long ago. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
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 Image
No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
