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Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.
Robert A. Heinlein
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Robert A. Heinlein
Age: 80 †
Born: 1907
Born: July 7
Died: 1988
Died: May 8
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I'm not trying to frighten you, but only a fool makes predictions based on ignorance I am not that sort of fool.
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At one time kings were anointed by Deity, so the problem was to see to it that Deity chose the right candidate. In this age the myth is the will of the people ... but the problem changes only superficially.
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Humans hardly ever learn from the experience of others. They learn - when they do, which isn't often - on their own, the hard way.
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