Long Quote by Robert A. Heinlein Download Open image “Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it's supposed to do.” — Robert A. Heinlein ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Long Machinery Theory Worry
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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
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Women will forgive anything. Otherwise, the race would have died out long ago. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
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No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
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