Robert A. Heinlein Quotes
An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.
A woman is not property, and husbands who think otherwise are living in a dreamworld.
Anyone who can worship a trinity and insist that his religion is a monotheism can believe anything.
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 them.
Once a man gets a reputation as a liar, he might as well be struck dumb, for people do not listen to the wind.
Sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense.
You're in bad shape when your emotions force you into acts which you know are foolish.
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 the managers define what is 'irresponsible'.
A critic is a man who creates nothing and thereby feels qualified to judge the work of creative men. There is logic in this; he is unbiased, he hates all creative people equally.
Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation.
That old saw about the early bird just proves that the worm should have stayed in bed.
Figure out for yourself what you want to be really good at, know that you'll never really satisfy yourself that you've made it, and accept that that's okay.
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.
If you happen to be one of the fretful minority who can do creative work, never force an idea; you'll abort it if you do. Be patient and you'll give birth to it when the time is ripe. Learn to wait.
It may be better to be a live jackal than a dead lion, but it is better still to be a live lion. And usually easier.
Thinking doesn't pay. Just makes you discontented with what you see around you.
I think perhaps of all the things a police state can do to its citizens, distorting history is possibly the most pernicious.
The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.
Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it.
The right to figure things out for yourself is the only true freedom everyone shares. Go use it.
The most noble fate a man can endure is to place his own mortal body between his loved home and the war's desolation.
Stupidity cannot be cured. Stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death. There is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity.
Anyone who cannot cope with mathematics is not fully human. At best, he is a tolerable subhuman who has learned to wear his shoes, bathe, and not make messes in the house.
Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.
The Ten Commandments are for lame brains. The first five are solely for the benefit of the priests and the powers that be; the second five are half truths, neither complete nor adequate.
Never pick up a stray kitten . . . unless you've already made up your mind to be owned by it.
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 well.
Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate — and quickly.
The moral difference between a soldier and a civilian is that the soldier accepts personal responsibility for the safety of the body politic of which he is a member. The civilian does not.
The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.