It is almost impossible to shake of one's earliest training. Duke, can you get it through your skull that had you been brought up by Martians, you would have the same attitude toward eating and being eaten as Mike has.


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Liberty is never unalienable; it must be redeemed regularly with the blood of patriots or it always ...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
That God is in truth the sort of bloodthirsty paranoid Who would rend to bits forty-two children for...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
To be matter of fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy -- and dull fantasy at that, as the ...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
Being right too soon is socially unacceptable.
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Of all the strange "crimes" that human beings have legislated of nothing, "blasphemy" is the most am...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
Sin lies only in hurting other people unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense. (Hurtin...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
When a place gets crowded enough to require ID's, social collapse is not far away. It is time to go ...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things
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Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.
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A great artist can look at an old woman, portray her exactly as she is... and force the viewer to se...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
Under what circumstances is it moral for a group to do that which is not moral for a member of that ...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
Stupidity cannot be cured. Stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death. The...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
Anything which is physically possible can always be made financially possible; money is a bugaboo of...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
One man’s “magic” is another man’s engineering. “Supernatural” is a null word.
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I woke up in bed with a man and a cat. The man was a stranger; the cat was not
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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.
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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...
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Everybody lies about sex.
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The correct way to punctuate a sentence that states: "Of course it is none of my business, but -- " ...
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Work is not an end in itself; there must always be time enough for love.
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Never tease an old dog; he might have one bite left.
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Take big bites. Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
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Animals can be driven crazy by placing too many in too small a pen. Homo sapiens is the only animal ...
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Cheops' Law: Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.
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Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you; if you don't bet you can't win.
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I came, I saw, she conquered."
The original Latin seems to have been garbled.
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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.
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Be wary of strong drink, it can make you shoot at the tax collector...and miss.
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A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future.
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Delusions are often functional. A mother's opinions about her children's beauty, intelligence, goodn...
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Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it.
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There is no such thing as "Just a cat.
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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....
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Television leaves no external scars.
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Some people insist that ‘mediocre’ is better than ‘best.’ They delight in clipping wings bec...
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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.
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You can't believe what a lovely planet we have until you see her from outside.
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The Mother Thing makes our world.
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Everybody else specializes. Daddy knows everything, and he puts the pieces together.
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More depended on the student than on the school.
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Mother had the social restraint of an ambassador.
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I needed a space suit the way a pig needs a pipe organ.
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