All Robert A. Heinlein Quotes
- There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. Conservative
- Secrecy is the keystone to all tyranny. Not force, but secrecy and censorship. When any government or church for that matter, undertakes to say to… All
- There is no such thing as "Just a cat. Cat
- If God existed (a question concerning which Jubal maintained a meticulous intellectual neutrality) and if He desired to be worshiped (a proposition which Jubal found… Absurdum
- Once a month, some women act like men act all the time. Act
- My old man says when it's time to be counted, the important thing is to be man enough to stand up. Counted
- There were many, many times thereafter that Don regretted having enlisted - but so has every man who ever volunteered for military service. Enlisted
- Butterflies are self propelled flowers. Butterflies
- Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it. Always Listen
- Whenever women have insisted on absolute equality with men, they have invariably wound up with the dirty end of the stick. What they are and… Absolute
- Do this. Don't do that. Stay back in line. Where's tax receipt? Fill out form. Let's see license. Submit six copies. Exit only. No left… Copies
- What are the facts? Again and again and again – what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore divine revelation, forget what “the stars foretell,  Avoid
- Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig. Annoying
- But if you didn't have more urgent things to do after supper [in boot camp], you could write a letter, loaf, gossip, discuss the myriad… All
- Dad claims that library science is the foundation of all sciences just as math is the key -- and we will survive or founder, depending… All
- Goodness without wisdom always accomplishes evil. Accomplish
- Budget the luxuries first. Budget
- There are a dozen different ways of delivering destruction in impersonal wholesale, via ships and missiles of one sort or another, catastrophes so widespread, so… All
- Remember though, your best weapon is between your ears and under your scalp -provided it's loaded. Best
- Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something. Early