It's a man's business to be what he is, and to be it in style. Robert A. Heinlein More Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein More Quotes From Robert A. Heinlein The price of freedom is the willingness to do sudden battle anywhere, any time and with utter recklessness. Robert A. Heinlein price-of-freedom willingness battle Learning isn't a means to an end; it is an end in itself. Robert A. Heinlein experience learning mean 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 far-away space travel The Earth is just too small and fragile a basket for the human race to keep all its eggs in. Robert A. Heinlein eggs space race How you behave toward cats here below determines your status in Heaven. Robert A. Heinlein dignity cat heaven His older self had taught his younger self a language which the older self knew because the younger self, after being taught, grew up to be the older self and was, therefore, capable of teaching. Robert A. Heinlein taught teaching self Heroism' often consists in keeping your head in an emergency and doing the best you can with what you have instead of panicking and being shot in the tail. People who fight this way win more battles than do intentional heroes; a glory hound often throws away the lives of his mates as well as his own. Robert A. Heinlein fighting hero winning Revolution is an art that I pursue rather than a goal I expect to achieve. Nor is this a source of dismay; a lost cause can be as spiritually satisfying as a victory. Robert A. Heinlein victory goal art If possible, Robert A. Heinlein ifs enemy rooms Unarmed hand-to-hand fighting does not change through the ages; only the name changes, and it has only one rule: do it first, do it fast, do it dirtiest. Robert A. Heinlein fighting hands art Do this. Don't do that. Stay back in line. Where's tax receipt? Fill out form. Let's see license. Submit six copies. Exit only. No left turn. No right turn. Queue up and pay fine. Take back and get stamped. Drop dead— but first get permit. Robert A. Heinlein lines pay firsts A handy short definition of almost all science fiction might read: realistic speculation about possible future events, based solidly on adequate knowledge of the real world, past and present, and on a thorough understanding of the nature and significance of the scientific method. Robert A. Heinlein thorough-understanding real past An armed society is a polite society. Robert A. Heinlein society gun atheist There is an old, old story about a theologian who was asked to reconcile the Doctrine of Divine Mercy with the doctrine of infant damnation. 'The Almighty,' he explained, 'finds it necessary to do things in His official and public capacity which in His private and personal capacity He deplores. Robert A. Heinlein damnation doctrine religion One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. Robert A. Heinlein thank-you relationship giving Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss. Robert A. Heinlein strong drinking missing-you My old man claimed that the more complicated the law the more opportunity for scoundrels. Robert A. Heinlein law opportunity men Liberty is never unalienable; it must be redeemed regularly with the blood of patriots or it always vanishes. Of all the so-called natural human rights that have ever been invented, liberty is least likely to be cheap and is never free of cost. Robert A. Heinlein liberty rights blood Premenstrual Syndrome: Just before their periods women behave the way men do all the time. Robert A. Heinlein time men way Of all the strange 'crimes' that human beings have legislated out of nothing, 'blasphemy' is the most amazing -- with 'obscenity' and 'indecent exposure' fighting it out for second and third place. Robert A. Heinlein strange fighting religion
