Robert A. Heinlein idézet

„Ne hozd hátrányos helyzetbe gyermekeid azzal, hogy megkönnyíted az életüket.”

„A prűd egy olyan személy, aki azt gondolja, hogy a saját illendőségi szabályai természetes törvények.”

„Lehet béke és lehet szabadság. De soha ne számolj azzal, hogy mindkettő egyszerre lessz.”

„Nincs rosszabb zsarnokság, mint arra kényszeríteni az embert, hogy fizessen valamiért, amiért nem akar, pusztán azért, mert úgy gondoljuk, hogy az jó lenne a számára.”

„A szerelem az az állapot, amelyben egy másik ember boldogsága elengedhetetlen a saját boldogságod számára.”

„Soha ne próbálj meg egy disznót énekelni tanítani; ez csak időpocsékolás, és a disznót is idegesíti.”

„Olyan feltételeket tulajdonítottál a gazemberségnek, amelyek egyszerűen az ostobaságból fakadnak.”

„Soha ne próbálj meg túlszárnyalni egy macskát.”

„A bűn csak abban rejlik, hogy szükségtelenül megbántunk másokat. Minden más "bűn" kitalált ostobaság. Saját magadat bántani nem bűn - csak ostobaság.”

“Life is short, but the years are long.”

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

“Stupidity cannot be cured. Stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death. There is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity.”

“Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.”

“A generation which ignores history has no past —and no future.”

“Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.”

“Do not handicap your children by making their lives easy.”

“Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.”

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

“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.”

“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”

“The hardest part about gaining any new idea is sweeping out the false idea occupying that niche. As long as that niche is occupied, evidence and proof and logical demonstration get nowhere.”

“Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it.”

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

“The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.”

“You live and learn. Or you don't live long.”

“Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you; if you don't bet you can't win.”

“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.”

“Ignorance is curable, stupid is forever.”

“Courage is the complement of fear. A man who is fearless cannot be courageous. [He is also a fool. ]”

“Work is not an end in itself; there must always be time enough for love.”

“Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.”

“If a thing's worth doing, it's worth overdoing. (Lazarus Long)”

“A brute kills for pleasure. A fool kills from hate.”

““Die trying” is the proudest human thing.”

“Age is not an accomplishment, and youth is not a sin.”

“There is no such thing as luck; there is only adequate or inadequate preparation to cope with a statistical universe.”

“When I don’t understand, I have an unbearable itch to know why.”

“Television leaves no external scars.”