Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein
Robert Anson Heinleinwas an American science-fiction writer. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was an influential and controversial author of the genre in his time...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth7 July 1907
CountryUnited States of America
Robert A. Heinlein quotes about
trust skeptical
You can go wrong by being too skeptical as readily as by being too trusting.
humour prove collections
The Bible is such a gargantuan collection of conflicting values that anyone can prove anything from it.
random-chance chance chances-are
Random chance is not sufficient to explain random chance. ~Jubal Harshaw
often-is secret tails
He had learned that close-held secrets could often be cracked by going all the way to the top and there making himself unbearably unpleasant. He knew that such twisting of the tiger's tail was dangerous, for he understood the psychopathology of great power.
audacity strategy principal
Audacity, always audacity - soundest principal of strategy.
soon-enough life-after-death evidence
There is no conclusive evidence of life after death, but there is no evidence of any sort against it. Soon enough you will know, so why fret about it?
orchids lovely looks
Have you ever noticed how much they look like orchids? lovely!
trust rate sooner-or-later
The death rate is the same for us as for anybody ... one person, one death, sooner or later.
astrology intellectual feels
A touchstone to determine the actual worth of an "intellectual" - find out how he feels about astrology.
kissing moments stolen-kisses
When he kisses you he isn't doing anything else. You're his whole universe, and the moment is eternal because he doesn't have any plans and isn't going anywhere. Just kissing you ... it's overwhelming.
zest motorcycle bikers
A zest for living must include a willingness to die.
elephants circus wells
We came here for a small, informal meeting. We find you've turned it into a circus. Well, if you're going to have a circus, you've got to have elephants.
majority notebooks robert time
Was there ever a time when the majority was right? Notebooks of Lazarus Long, Robert A
data guess logical man
To get anywhere, or even live a long time, a man has to guess, and guess right, over and over again, without enough data for a logical answer.