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My vocal cords lived their own life, wild and free.
Robert A. Heinlein
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Robert A. Heinlein
Age: 80 †
Born: 1907
Born: July 7
Died: 1988
Died: May 8
Essayist
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Naval Officer
Novelist
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Science Fiction Writer
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Butler
Missouri
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Lyle Monroe
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If an elderly respected expert in a given field tells you that something can be done he is almost certainly right. If an elderly respected expert in a given field tells you that something is impossible, he is almost certainly wrong.
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Death is the lot of us all, and the only way that the human race has ever conquered death is by treating it with contempt. By living every golden minute as if one had all Eternity.
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Humoring them costs nothing and adds to happiness in a world in which happiness is always in short supply.
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Taxes are not levied for the benefit of the taxed.
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You have to give an editor something to change, or he gets fretful. After he pees in it, he likes the flavor better, so he buys it.
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The capacity of the human mind for swallowing nonsense and spewing it forth in violent and repressive action has never yet been plumbed.
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Circumstances can force your hand. So think ahead!
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