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If a thing's worth doing, it's worth overdoing. (Lazarus Long)
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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Robert Anson Heinlein
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Do not confuse duty with what other people expect of you they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.
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A slave cannot be freed, save he do it himself. Nor can you enslave a free man the very most you can do is kill him!
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Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it.
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Behind every mystery lies another mystery.
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Small change can often be found under seat cushions.
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Selfishness is the bedrock on which all moral behavior starts and it can be immoral only when it conflicts with a higher moral imperative.
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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.
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