Robert A. Heinlein Quotes

There is no way that writers can be tamed and rendered civilized or even cured. The only solution known to science is to provide the patient with an isolation room, where he can endure the acute stages in private and where food can be poked in to him with a stick.

Everything is theoretically impossible, until it i... -Robert A. Heinlein

Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.

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.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

The universe never did make sense; I suspect it wa... -Robert A. Heinlein

The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.

The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning while those other subjects merely require scholarship.

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way agai... -Robert A. Heinlein

Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.

I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.

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.

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and... -Robert A. Heinlein

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of highest authority about what could not be done and could never happen.

A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers g... -Robert A. Heinlein

A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.

When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know, the end result is tyranny and oppression no matter how holy the motives.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long ... -Robert A. Heinlein

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't... -Robert A. Heinlein

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.

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The quote highlights a perceived trade-off between peace and freedom. It suggests that sometimes, peace and freedom can be conflicting objectives, and one may need to choose between them. It conveys a cautionary message about the complex nature of balancing personal freedoms with the pursuit of peace.

They didn't want it good, they wanted it Wednesday.

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This quote humorously reflects the desire for immediate gratification or quick results. It suggests that people often prioritize timeliness or convenience over the quality of the outcome. It implies that individuals may prioritize efficiency or meeting deadlines over achieving the highest level of excellence. It underscores the idea of the tension between quality and expediency in certain situations.

Robert A. Heinlein Quotes

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