Robert A. Heinlein Quotes About Logic

Quotes about: Logic

• You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Men, Political, Prejudice

  Robert A. Heinlein (2014). “Revolt in 2100”, p.53, Hachette UK

• 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.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Hate, Science, Men

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.323, Penguin

• Logic is a feeble reed, friend. "Logic" proved that airplanes can't fly and that H-bombs won't work and that stones don't fall out of the sky. Logic is a way of saying that anything which didn't happen yesterday won't happen tomorrow.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Fall, Airplane, Sky

  Robert A. Heinlein (1982). “Glory Road”, Berkley

• His was not a small mind bothered by logic and consistency.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Consistency, Mind, Logic

  Robert A. Heinlein (2014). “Stranger in a Strange Land”, p.96, Hachette UK

• Some logics get nervous breakdowns. Overloaded phone system behaves like frightened child. Mike did not have upsets, acquired sense of humor instead. Low one. If he were a man, you wouldn't dare stoop over. His idea of thigh-slapper would be to dump you out of bed — or put itch powder in pressure suit.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Children, Men, Phones

  Robert A Heinlein (1966). “Moon Is Harsh Mistres”, Berkley

• Logic is a feeble reed, friend.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Reeds, Logic

  Robert A. Heinlein (2007). “Glory Road”, p.63, Macmillan

• Analogy is even slipperier than logic.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Analogies, Logic

  ROBERT A. HEINLEIN (1961). “STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND”

• Since when was an emotional argument won by logic?

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Emotional, Logic, Argument

  Robert A. Heinlein (2010). “Time for the Stars”, p.32, Macmillan

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