Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein

“Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what its supposed to do.”

“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”

“Women will forgive anything. Otherwise, the race would have died out long ago”

“Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.”

“I never learned from a man who agreed with me.”

“Sin lies only in hurting other people unnecessarily. All other sins are invented nonsense. (Hurting yourself is not sinful - just stupid).”

“The more you love, the more you can love--and the more intensely you love. Nor is there any limit on how many you can love. If a person had time enough, he could love all of that majority who are decent and just.”

“Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.”

“They didnt want it good, they wanted it Wednesday.”

“May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.”

“Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.”

“No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.”

“Dont ever become a pessimist, Ira; a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun--and neither can stop the march of events.”

“When a place gets crowded enough to require IDs, social collapse is not far away. It is time to go elsewhere. The best thing about space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere.”

“A long and wicked life followed by five minutes of perfect grace gets you into Heaven. An equally long life of decent living and good works followed by one outburst of taking the name of the Lord in vain - then have a heart attack at that moment and be damned for eternity. Is that the system?”

“A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.”

“Elephants arent human but they are very nice people.”

“Its an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they were a juicy piece of gossip.”

“Of all the strange crimes that human beings have legislated of nothing, blasphemy is the most amazing - with obscenity and indecent exposure fighting it out for the second and third place.”

“Never insult anyone by accident.”