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Robert A. Heinlein (1982). “Friday”. 32 Copy quote. A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot. Robert A. Heinlein. Loss, Dying, Culture.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
- “Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” ― Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land.
- “Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.” ― Robert A. Heinlein.
- “Happiness consists in getting enough sleep. Just that, nothing more.” ― Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers.
- “Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.” ― Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love.
The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you. Robert A. Heinlein. Nothing of value is free. Even the breath of life is purchased at birth only through gasping effort and pain. Robert A. Heinlein. The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive. Robert A. Heinlein.
The other way is good for walking.”. #2: “Basic truths cannot change and once a man of insight expresses one of them it is never necessary, no matter how much the world changes, to reformulate them. This is immutable, true everywhere, throughout all time, for all men and all nations.” #3: “He sighed.
You will sometimes be wrong — but the man who refuses to take sides must always be wrong. Robert A. Heinlein. Courage is the complement of fear. A man who is fearless cannot be courageous. (He is also a fool). Robert A. Heinlein. I woke up in bed with a man and a cat. The man was a stranger; the cat was not.
Mar 20, 2024 · Robert Anson Heinlein (7 July 1907 – 8 May 1988) was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of science fiction of the 20th Century. See also pages for the novels: Starship Troopers (1959) Stranger in a Strange Land (1961) Glory Road (1963) The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966)
