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Thing Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein
- There is no such thing as luck; there is only adequate or inadequate preparation to cope with a statistical universe.
- There is no such thing as 'social gambling.' Either you are there to cut the other bloke's heart out and eat it -- or you're…
- The saddest thing about ephemerals was that their little lives rarely held time enough for love.
- I don't see why human people make such a heavy trip out of sex. It isn't anything complex, it is simply the best thing in…
- The second best thing about space travel is that the distances involved make war very difficult, usually impractical, and almost always unnecessary. This is probably…
- Ability is a wonderful thing, but its value is greatly enhanced by dependability. Ability implies repeatability and accountability.
- The most expensive thing in the world is a second-best military establishment, good but not good enough to win.
- There ain't no such thing as a free lunch." A Libertarian Movement slogan - The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, 1907.
- When a place gets crowded enough to require ID's, social collapse is not far away. It is time to go elsewhere. The best thing about…
- I also think there are prices too high to pay to save the United States. Conscription is one of them. Conscription is slavery, and I…
- There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
- There is no such thing as "Just a cat.
- My old man says when it's time to be counted, the important thing is to be man enough to stand up.
- Consider the black widow spider. It's a timid little beastie, useful and, for my taste, the prettiest of the arachnids, with its shiny, patent-leather finish…
- Then I glanced at the ring on my finger. The Snake That Eats Its Own Tail, Forever and Ever. I know where I came from—but…
- I've found out why people laugh. They laugh because it hurts so much . . . because it's the only thing that'll make it stop…
- A managed democracy is a wonderful thing... for the managers... and its greatest strength is a 'free press' when 'free' is defined as 'responsible' and…
- I've found out why people laugh. They laugh because it hurts so much... because it's the only thing that'll make it stop hurting" ... But…
- Like every living thing its prime characteristic is a blind, unreasoned instinct to survive.
- Democracy is a poor system of government at best; the only thing that can honestly be said in its favor is that it is eight…
- Nor would anybody suspect. If was one thing all people took for granted, was conviction that if you feed honest figures into a computer, honest…
- In terms of morals there is no such thing as ‘state.’ Just men. Individuals. Each responsible for his own acts.
- I am free, no matter what rules surround me. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for every thing I…
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