Robert A. Heinlein Quotes

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• Don't explain computers to laymen. Simpler to explain sex to a virgin. Computer
• Circumstances can force your hand. So think ahead! Ahead
• Only a sadistic scoundrel-or a fool-tells the bald truth on social occasions. Bald
• Ability is a wonderful thing, but its value is greatly enhanced by dependability. Ability implies repeatability and accountability. Ability
• In a family argument, if it turns out you are right, apologize at once. Apologize
• Always tell her she is beautiful, especially if she is not. Always Tell
• Stupidity is the only natural capital offense. Capital
• Avoid making irrevocable decisions while tired or hungry. Avoid
• Anyone who can worship a trinity and insist that his religion is a monotheism can believe anything. Anyone
• Make money, lose money - who cares? The idea is to enjoy it. Care
• Of all the creatures on this planet none is more dangerous than a human being. All
• Democracy is four wolves and a sheep voting on dinner. Collectivism
• 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… Break
• You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Conquer
• Nursing does not diminish the beauty of a woman's breasts; it enhances their charm by making them look lived in and happy. Beauty
• Neither individuals nor corporations have any right to come into court and ask that the clock of history be stopped, or turned back. Any
• What a wonderful world it is that has girls in it! Girl
• Each man is his own prisoner, in solitary confinement for life. Confinement
• Free will is a golden thread running through the frozen matrix of fixed events. Events
• Every law that was ever written opened up a new way to graft. Ever Written

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