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
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beings experience hard hardly human learn
Human beings hardly ever learn from the experience of others. They learn; when they do, which isn't often, on their own, the hard way.
elephants human nice
Elephants aren't human but they are very nice people.
false gaining hardest sweeping
The hardest part of gaining any new idea is sweeping out the false ideaoccupying that niche.
budget fun happy ingredient luxuries notebooks robert
Another ingredient in a happy marriage: Budget the luxuries first! Notebooks of Lazarus Long, Robert A
annoys pig teach time
Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.
article billion compulsive five habit neuroses reading remind theme troubles unhealthy
Remind me to write an article on the compulsive reading of news. The theme will be that most neuroses can be traced to the unhealthy habit of wallowing in the troubles of five billion strangers.
invasion diapers able
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, (cont. Specialization is for insects.
nice religion citing
The nice thing about citing god as an authority is that you can prove anything you set out to prove.
psychological faster contracts
Marriage is a psychological condition, not a civil contract and a license. Once a marriage is dead, it is dead, and it begins to stink faster than a dead fish.
time valentine stranger-in-a-strange-land
Once upon a time there was a Martian named Valentine Michael Smith.
nursing breastfeeding doe
Nursing does not diminish the beauty of a woman's breasts; it enhances their charm by making them look lived in and happy.
mistress looks problem
when faced with a problem you do not understand, do any part of it you do understand, then look at it again.
mistress libertarian limits
The power to tax, once conceded, has no limits; it continues until it destroys.
mature masters equal
In a mature society, 'civil servant' is semantically equal to 'civil master.'