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.
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Another ingredient in a happy marriage: Budget the luxuries first! Notebooks of Lazarus Long, Robert A
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.
annoys pig teach time
Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.
condition essential happiness love
Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.
invasion diapers able
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, (cont. Specialization is for insects.
necks should nooses
A monarch’s neck should always have a noose around it—it keeps him upright.
science differences fuzzy
The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning while those other subjects merely require scholarship.
science technology worry
Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it's supposed to do.
nice religion citing
The nice thing about citing god as an authority is that you can prove anything you set out to prove.
farewell childhood authority
No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.
tired decision hungry
Avoid making irrevocable decisions while tired or hungry.