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LAWRENCE Men are not suffering from the lack of good literature, good art, good theatre, good music, but from... HENRY MILLER We shall assume that what each man does is based not on direct and certain knowledge, but by picture... WALTER LIPPMANN Art lovers collect paintings that demonstrate some form of imperceptible complexity. Abstract images... MINDY FORDHAM, THE WAKING WORLD Commemoration of Samuel Seabury, First Anglican Bishop in North America, 1796 The fall was simp... ANDREW JUKES The Biggest Threat to our Democracy, Freedoms and Future is Leadership that fosters and Appeases the... MICHAEL HARRIS “The artist must be in the art. If the art does not reflect the work of the artist, then it was cr... AARON CHAPMAN It would be an instructive exercise for the skeptical reader to try to frame a definition of taxatio... MURRAY N. ROTHBARD Do what is best for you; it will be the best for the world. DEBASISH MRIDHA When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. 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HEINLEIN A community where everyone is a ruthless murderer, with handy access to death-dealing devices, is a ... ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Every general prohibition creates its bootleggers. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Heroism' often consists in keeping your head in an emergency and doing the best you can with what yo... ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Sin lies only in hurting other people unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense. (Hurtin... ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Everybody lies about sex. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN The correct way to punctuate a sentence that states: "Of course it is none of my business, but -- " ... ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Work is not an end in itself; there must always be time enough for love. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Never tease an old dog; he might have one bite left. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Take big bites. Anything worth doing is worth overdoing. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Animals can be driven crazy by placing too many in too small a pen. Homo sapiens is the only animal ... ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Cheops' Law: Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you; if you don't bet you can't win. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN I came, I saw, she conquered." The original Latin seems to have been garbled. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you ... ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Live and learn, or you don't live long. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Be wary of strong drink, it can make you shoot at the tax collector...and miss. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Delusions are often functional. A mother's opinions about her children's beauty, intelligence, goodn... ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN There is no such thing as "Just a cat. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Customs tell a man who he is, where he belongs, what he must do. Better illogical customs than none;... ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Find out what you want to do, then do it. Never talk yourself into doing something you don’t want.... ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Television leaves no external scars. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Some people insist that ‘mediocre’ is better than ‘best.’ They delight in clipping wings bec... ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Dress yourself in heavy fishing waders, put on an overcoat and boxing gloves and a bucket over your ... ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Library science was the foundation of all sciences. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN You can't believe what a lovely planet we have until you see her from outside. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN The Mother Thing makes our world. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Everybody else specializes. Daddy knows everything, and he puts the pieces together. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN More depended on the student than on the school. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Mother had the social restraint of an ambassador. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN I needed a space suit the way a pig needs a pipe organ. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN