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Robert A Heinlein Quotes

Faith strikes me as intellectual laziness, but I don’t argue with it especially as I am rarely in a position to prove that it is mistaken. Negative proof is usually impossible Picture Quote #1

Magic is not science, it is a collection of ways to do things ways that work but often we don’t know why Picture Quote #1

I think perhaps of all the things a police state can do to its citizens, distorting history is possibly the most pernicious Picture Quote #1

I’m not trying to frighten you, but only a fool makes predictions based on ignorance; I am not that sort of fool Picture Quote #1

Death is an old friend; I know him well. I lived with him, ate with him, slept with him; to meet him again does not frighten me death is as necessary as birth, as happy in its own way Picture Quote #1

I have never been able to see life as anything but a vast complicated practical joke, and it’s better to laugh than cry Picture Quote #1

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God split himself into a myriad parts that he might have friends. This may not be true, but it sounds good, and is no sillier than any other theology Picture Quote #1

The nice thing about citing God as an authority is that you can prove anything you set out to prove Picture Quote #1

If you do not believe that a man will commit murder for one can of tomatoes, then you have never been hungry Picture Quote #1

It is possible that the percentage of honest and competent whores is higher than that of plumbers and much higher than that of lawyers. And enormously higher than that of professors Picture Quote #1

I am not going to talk about religious beliefs, but about matters so obvious that it has gone out of style to mention them Picture Quote #1

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity Picture Quote #1

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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 space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere Picture Quote #1

I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. 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. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do Picture Quote #1

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy Picture Quote #1

One man’s ‘magic’ is another man’s engineering. ‘Supernatural’ is a null word Picture Quote #1

Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire Picture Quote #1

There is no way that writers can be tamed and rendered civilized or even cured. The only solution known to science is to provide the patient with an isolation room, where he can endure the acute stages in private and where food can be poked in to him with a stick Picture Quote #1

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Take sides! Always take sides! You will sometimes be wrong - but the man who refuses to take sides must always be wrong Picture Quote #1

Some people insist that ‘mediocre’ is better than ‘best.’ They delight in clipping wings because they themselves can’t fly. They despise brains because they have none Picture Quote #1

A pacifist male is a contradiction in terms. Most self-described pacifists are not pacific; they simply assume false colors. When the wind changes, they hoist the Jolly Roger Picture Quote #1

Beware of altruism. It is based on self-deception, the root of all evil Picture Quote #1

If tempted by something that feels ‘altruistic,’ examine your motives and root out that self-deception. Then, if you still want to do it, wallow in it! Picture Quote #1

Never appeal to a man’s ‘better nature.’ He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage Picture Quote #1

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Touch is the most fundamental sense. A baby experiences it, all over, before he is born and long before he learns to use sight, hearing, or taste, and no human ever ceases to need it. Keep your children short on pocket money but long on hugs Picture Quote #1

Wisdom includes not getting angry unnecessarily. The Law ignores trifles and the wise man does, too Picture Quote #1

A long and wicked life followed by five minutes of perfect grace gets you into Heaven. An equally long life of decent living and good works followed by one outburst of taking the name of the lord in vain- then have a heart attack at that moment and be damned for eternity. Is that the system? Picture Quote #1

Gratitude: An imaginary emotion that rewards an imaginary behavior, altruism. Both imaginaries are false faces for selfishness, which is a real and honest emotion Picture Quote #1

History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it Picture Quote #1

Jill: ‘I don’t pay attention to politics.’ Ben: ‘You should. It’s barely less important than your own heart beat.’ Jill: ‘I don’t pay attention to that, either Picture Quote #1

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Faith strikes me as intellectual laziness, but I don’t argue with it especially as I am rarely in a position to prove that it is mistaken. Negative proof is usually impossible (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) Magic is not science, it is a collection of ways to do things ways that work but often we don’t know why (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) I think perhaps of all the things a police state can do to its citizens, distorting history is possibly the most pernicious (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) I’m not trying to frighten you, but only a fool makes predictions based on ignorance; I am not that sort of fool (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) Death is an old friend; I know him well. I lived with him, ate with him, slept with him; to meet him again does not frighten me death is as necessary as birth, as happy in its own way (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) I have never been able to see life as anything but a vast complicated practical joke, and it’s better to laugh than cry (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) God split himself into a myriad parts that he might have friends. This may not be true, but it sounds good, and is no sillier than any other theology (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) The nice thing about citing God as an authority is that you can prove anything you set out to prove (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) If you do not believe that a man will commit murder for one can of tomatoes, then you have never been hungry (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) It is possible that the percentage of honest and competent whores is higher than that of plumbers and much higher than that of lawyers. And enormously higher than that of professors (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) I am not going to talk about religious beliefs, but about matters so obvious that it has gone out of style to mention them (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) 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 space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. 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. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) One man’s ‘magic’ is another man’s engineering. ‘Supernatural’ is a null word (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) There is no way that writers can be tamed and rendered civilized or even cured. The only solution known to science is to provide the patient with an isolation room, where he can endure the acute stages in private and where food can be poked in to him with a stick (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) Take sides! Always take sides! You will sometimes be wrong - but the man who refuses to take sides must always be wrong (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) Some people insist that ‘mediocre’ is better than ‘best.’ They delight in clipping wings because they themselves can’t fly. They despise brains because they have none (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) A pacifist male is a contradiction in terms. Most self-described pacifists are not pacific; they simply assume false colors. When the wind changes, they hoist the Jolly Roger (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) Beware of altruism. It is based on self-deception, the root of all evil (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) If tempted by something that feels ‘altruistic,’ examine your motives and root out that self-deception. Then, if you still want to do it, wallow in it! (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) Never appeal to a man’s ‘better nature.’ He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) Touch is the most fundamental sense. A baby experiences it, all over, before he is born and long before he learns to use sight, hearing, or taste, and no human ever ceases to need it. Keep your children short on pocket money but long on hugs (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) Wisdom includes not getting angry unnecessarily. The Law ignores trifles and the wise man does, too (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) A long and wicked life followed by five minutes of perfect grace gets you into Heaven. An equally long life of decent living and good works followed by one outburst of taking the name of the lord in vain- then have a heart attack at that moment and be damned for eternity. Is that the system? (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) Gratitude: An imaginary emotion that rewards an imaginary behavior, altruism. Both imaginaries are false faces for selfishness, which is a real and honest emotion (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it (Robert A Heinlein Quotes) Jill: ‘I don’t pay attention to politics.’ Ben: ‘You should. It’s barely less important than your own heart beat.’ Jill: ‘I don’t pay attention to that, either (Robert A Heinlein Quotes)

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