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Like every living thing its prime characteristic is a blind, unreasoned instinct to survive.
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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If you don't like yourself, you can't like other people. -- Lazarus Long.
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It is impossible for anyone to be responsible for another person's behavior. The most you or any leader can do is to encourage each one to be responsible for himself.
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