Learning isn't a means to an end; it is an end in itself. Robert A. Heinlein More Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein More Quotes From Robert A. Heinlein Avoid making irrevocable decisions while tired or hungry. Robert A. Heinlein hungrytireddecision Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards. Robert A. Heinlein ashamedwritinghands I came, I saw, she conquered." The original Latin seems to have been garbled. Robert A. Heinlein sawsseemslatin It is impossible for anyone to be responsible for another person's behavior. The most you or any leader can do is to encourage each one to be responsible for himself. Robert A. Heinlein following-your-own-pathleaderteaching By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity. Robert A. Heinlein upliftingbeautifulbeauty It may be better to be a live jackal than a dead lion, but it is better still to be a live lion. And usually easier. Robert A. Heinlein easierlionsmay They didn't want it good, they wanted it Wednesday. Robert A. Heinlein wednesdaywantwanted Most people who sneer at technology would starve to death if the engineering infrastructure were removed. Robert A. Heinlein engineeringtechnologypeople A friend who offers help without asking for explanations is a treasure beyond price Robert A. Heinlein cute-friendshiplife-is-shortasking My vocal cords lived their own life, wild and free. Robert A. Heinlein wild-and-freevocal-cordsvocal Straining at gnats and swallowing camels is a required course in law schools. Robert A. Heinlein gnatslawschool Never appeal to a man's 'better nature.' He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage. Robert A. Heinlein natureselfmen Don't appeal to mercy to God the Father up in the sky, little man, because he's not at home and never was at home, and couldn't care less. What you do with yourself, whether you are happy or unhappy- live or die- is strictly your business and the universe doesn't care. In fact you may be the universe and the only cause of all your troubles. But, at best, the most you can hope for is comradeship with comrades no more divine (or just as divine) as you are. So quit sniveling and face up to it- 'Thou art God!' Robert A. Heinlein homefatherart Man can be chained, but he cannot be domesticated. Robert A. Heinlein chainedsocietymen A fake fortuneteller can be tolerated. But an authentic soothsayer should be shot on sight. Cassandra did not get half the kicking around she deserved. Robert A. Heinlein kickingfakesight Nursing does not diminish the beauty of a woman's breasts; it enhances their charm by making them look lived in and happy. Robert A. Heinlein breastfeedingnursingdoe 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. Robert A. Heinlein futuremenwar Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy. Robert A. Heinlein jealousymistakelove Men are expendable; women and children are not. A tribe or a nation can lose a high percentage of its men and still pick up the pieces and go on ... as long as the women and children are saved. Robert A. Heinlein menlongchildren Once you get to earth orbit, you're halfway to anywhere in the solar system. Robert A. Heinlein orbitspaceearth
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