Robert A. Heinlein Quotes - Page 10

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• Cheops' Law: Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.

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  Law, Schedules, Built

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.225, Penguin

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• But does Man have any 'right' to spread through the universe? Man is what he is, a wild animal with the will to survive, and (so far) the ability, against all competition. Unless one accepts that, anything one says about morals, war, politics, you name it, is nonsense. Correct morals arise from knowing what man is, not what do-gooders and well-meaning old Aunt Nellies would like him to be. The Universe will let us know - later - whether or not Man has any "right" to expand through it.

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  War, Future, Men

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Starship Troopers”, p.144, Penguin

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• An armed society is a polite society.

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  Atheist, Gun, Society

  Robert A. Heinlein (1960). “Beyond This Horizon”, Roc

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• The early worm deserves the bird.

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  Bird, Moral, Manners

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• Anything free is worth what you pay for it.

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  Sacrifice, Pay, Jolly

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.330, Penguin

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• Selfishness is the bedrock on which all moral behavior starts and it can be immoral only when it conflicts with a higher moral imperative.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Moral Behavior, Selfishness, Conflict

  "The Pragmatics of Patriotism". Address at the U.S. Naval Academy, April 5, 1973.

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• 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.

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  Old Friends, Doe, Way

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “I Will Fear No Evil”, p.369, Penguin

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• 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.

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  Responsibility, Differences, Safety

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• The most noble fate a man can endure is to place his own mortal body between his loved home and the war's desolation.

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  War, Home, Fate

  "Starship Troopers". Book by Robert A. Heinlein, 1959.

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• We came here for a small, informal meeting. We find you've turned it into a circus. Well, if you're going to have a circus, you've got to have elephants.

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  Elephants, Circus, Wells

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Stranger in a Strange Land”, p.190, Penguin

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• Coffee comes in five descending stages: Coffee, Java, Jamoke, Joe, and Carbon Remover.

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  Coffee, Java, Stage

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

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• A friend who offers help without asking for explanations is a treasure beyond price

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  Life Is Short, Cute Friendship, Asking

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• When the need arises - and it does - you must be able to shoot your own dog. Don't farm it out — that doesn't make it nicer, it makes it worse.

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  Dog, Doe, Needs

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.226, Penguin

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• History does not record anywhere or at any time a religion that has any rational basis.

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  Atheism, Doe, Records

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.224, Penguin

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• Working because you want to is the best sort of play.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Play, Want

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• The most important lesson in the writing trade is that any manuscript is improved if you cut away the fat.

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  Writing, Cutting, Important

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• There is no conclusive evidence of life after death, but there is no evidence of any sort against it. Soon enough you will know, so why fret about it?

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  Soon Enough, Life After Death, Evidence

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.222, Penguin

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• when faced with a problem you do not understand, do any part of it you do understand, then look at it again.

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  Mistress, Looks, Problem

  Robert A. Heinlein (2014). “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress”, p.329, Hachette UK

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• I scrolled on down to the obituaries. I usually read the obituaries first as there is always the happy chance that one of them will make my day.

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  Firsts, Chance, Obituary

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• I believe that almost all politicians are honest. For every bribed alderman there are hundreds of politicians, low paid or not paid at all, doing their level best without thanks or glory to make our system work. If this were not true, we would never have gotten past the thirteen colonies.

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  Believe, Past, Levels

  "This I Believe", 1952.

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• Democracy is a poor system of government at best; the only thing that can honestly be said in its favor is that it is eight times as good as any other method the human race has ever tried.

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  Eight, Race, Government

  "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert A. Heinlein, (p. 232), 1991.

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• Don't tell me violence doesn't solve anything. Look at Carthage.

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  Looks, Violence, Carthage

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• Liberty is never unalienable, it must be redeemed regularly with the blood of patriots or it always vanishes.

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  Blood, Liberty, Unalienable Rights

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Starship Troopers”, p.96, Penguin

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• I never do anything I don't want to do. Nor does anyone, but in my case I am always aware of it.

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  Doe, Want, Stranger In A Strange Land

  "Stranger in a Strange Land". Book by Robert A. Heinlein, June 1, 1961.

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• Ability is a wonderful thing, but its value is greatly enhanced by dependability. Ability implies repeatability and accountability.

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  Accountability, Wonderful, Dependability

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