Robert A. Heinlein: Other

“Its very variety, subtlety, and utterly irrational, idiomatic complexity makes it possible to say things in English which simply cannot be said in any other language.”

“When it comes down to it, the root cause of war is always population pressure no matter what other factors enter in.”

“A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.”

“Sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense.”

“A desire not to butt into other people's business is at least eighty percent of all human wisdom.”

“Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.”

“One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.”

“Democracy is a poor system of government at best; the only thing that can honestly be said in its favor is that it is eight times as good as any other method the human race has ever tried.”

“A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits.”

“Government! Three fourths parasitic and the other fourth Stupid fumbling.”

“If you don't like yourself, you can't like other people. -- Lazarus Long.”

“When you vote, you are exercising political authority, you're using force. And force, my friends, is violence. The supreme authority from which all other authorities are derived.”

“Darling, a true lady takes off her dignity with her clothes and does her whorish best. At other times you can be as modest and dignified as your persona requires.”

“Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and their freedoms”

“It seems to me that any law that is not enforced and can't be enforced weakens all other laws.”

“A desire not to butt into other people's business is at least eighty percent of all human 'wisdom'… and the other twenty percent isn't very important.”

“Never encourage a man to cook breakfast; it causes him to wonder if women are necessary. If you always get his breakfast and don’t raise controversial issues until after his second cup of coffee, you can get away with murder the rest of the time. They don’t notice other odors when they smell bacon.”

“The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning, while those other subjects merely require scholarship.”

“Jealousy is a disease; love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often confuses one for the other, or assumes the greater the love, the greater the jealousy. In fact they are almost incompatible; both at once produce unbearable turmoil.”