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
appreciation men genius
Aside from a cold appreciation of my own genius I felt that I was a modest man.
eye men race
Patriotism is not sentimental nonsense. Nor something dreamed up by demagogues. Patriotism is as necessary a part of man's evolutionary equipment as are his eyes, as useful to the race as eyes are to the individual.
law way written
Every law that was ever written opened up a new way to graft.
birth-control family-reunion genealogy
A family reunion is an effective form of birth control.
cat ego sense-of-humor
Cats have no sense of humor, they have terribly inflated egos, and they are very touchy.
men doctrine benefits
Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay; and claims a halo for his dishonesty.
flower butterfly self
Butterflies are self propelled flowers.
men thinking political
There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him.
mind kitten made
Never pick up a stray kitten . . . unless you've already made up your mind to be owned by it.
past government sometimes
In past history popularly elected governments have been no better and sometimes far worse than overt tyrannies.
girl names cups
A girl's name ending in 'a' - that always suggests a 'C' cup.
marriage husband thinking
A woman is not property, and husbands who think otherwise are living in a dreamworld.
men slave free-man
A slave cannot be freed, save he do it himself. Nor can you enslave a free man; the very most you can do is kill him!
two heaven personality
It takes two to create a heaven, but hell can be accomplished by one.