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Robert A. Heinlein quotes

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“'Love' is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
“Happiness consists in getting enough sleep. Just that, nothing more.” Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
“The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.” Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
“A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.” Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
“Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.” Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
“Limiting the freedom of news 'just a little bit' is in the same category with the classic example 'a little bit pregnant.'” Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
“A desire not to butt into other people's business is eighty percent of all human wisdom.” Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
“History has the relation to truth that theology has to religion—i.e., none to speak of.” Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
“Marriage is a young man's disaster and an old man's comfort.” Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
“The first way to lie artistically is to tell the truth—but not all of it. The second way involves telling the truth, too, but is harder: Tell the exact truth and maybe all of it... but tell it so unconvincingly that your listener is sure you...” Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
“There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men.” Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
“English is the largest human tongue; its variety, subtlety, and irrational idiomatic complexity make it possible to say things in English which cannot be said in any other language.” Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
“Women talk when they want to. Or don't.” Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
“Women seem to have almost unlimited capacity for forgiveness.” Robert A. Heinlein, The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
“Churches thrive on martyrdom and persecution; it's their best advertising.” Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
“There is so 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.” Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
“As it says in Bible, God fights on side of heaviest artillery.” Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
“more than three people can't decide anything.” Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
“Nothing uses up alcohol faster than political argument.” Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

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