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
self roots evil
Beware of altruism. It is based on self-deception, the root of all evil.
funny-inspirational self together
Self awareness is NOT just a bunch of amino acids bumping together.
running thinking self
The extremely tiny fraction who think regularly, accurately, creatively, and without self-delusion - in the long run, these are the only people who count.
flower butterfly self
Butterflies are not insects,' Captain John Sterling said soberly. 'They are self-propelled flowers.
self color wind
A pacifist male is a contradiction in terms. Most self-described "pacifists" are not pacific; they simply assume false colors. When the wind changes, they hoist the Jolly Roger.
gun self law
...I am opposed to all attempts to license or restrict the arming of individuals... I consider such laws a violation of civil liberty, subversive of democratic political institutions, and self-defeating in their purpose.
self groups morality
The basic of all morality is duty, a concept with the same relation to group that self-interest has to individual.
teaching self taught
His older self had taught his younger self a language which the older self knew because the younger self, after being taught, grew up to be the older self and was, therefore, capable of teaching.
men self work-out
I don't trust a man who talks about ethics when he is picking my pocket. But if he is acting in his own self-interest and says so, I have usually been able to work out some way to do business with him.
men self giving
Never appeal to a man's 'better nature.' He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage.
self enemy
All my enemies are self-appointed.
selfish race purpose
The commonest weakness of our race is our ability to rationalize our most selfish purposes.
flower butterfly self
Butterflies are self propelled flowers.
self years people
Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.