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
found laugh people stop
I've found out why people laugh. They laugh because it hurts... because it's the only thing that'll make it stop hurting.
justice worry people
The way to find justice is to deal fairly with other people and not worry about how they deal with you.
country long people
It is a bad sign when the people of a country stop identifying themselves with the country and start identifying with a group. A racial group. Or a religion. Or a language. Anything, as long as it isn't the whole population.
love long people
If you don't like yourself, you can't like other people. -- Lazarus Long.
people laughing
And suddenly I knew I was people and could not stop laughing.
heart people mistress
Must be yearning deep in human heart to stop other people from doing as they please.
people type certain
Certain types of loudmouthism should be a capital offense among decent people.
people missing meals
People who go broke in a big way never miss any meals. It is the poor jerk who is shy a half slug who must tighten his belt.
hurt eight people
There is solemn satisfaction in doing the best you can for eight billion people. Perhaps their lives have no cosmic significance, but they have feelings. They can hurt.
athlete people united-states
The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance.
people mind pay
Why do some people act as if making money offended their delicate minds? I am out for a legitimate profit, and not ashamed of it; the fact that people will pay money for my goods and services shows that my work is useful.
heart law people
Must be a yearning deep in human heart to stop other people from doing as they please. Rules, laws - always for other fellow. A murky part of us, something we had before we came down out of trees, and failed to shuck when we stood up.
technology engineering people
Most people who sneer at technology would starve to death if the engineering infrastructure were removed.
people sense-of-humor honest
Nor would anybody suspect. If was one thing all people took for granted, was conviction that if you feed honest figures into a computer, honest figures come out. Never doubted it myself till I met a computer with a sense of humor.