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...a book need never die and should not be killed books were the immortal part of man.
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
Anson MacDonald
Lyle Monroe
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Figure out for yourself what you want to be really good at, know that you'll never really satisfy yourself that you've made it, and accept that that's okay.
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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.
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Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.
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The extremely tiny fraction who think regularly, accurately, creatively, and without self-delusion - in the long run, these are the only people who count.
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Time is your total capital, and the minutes of your life are painfully few.
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My old man says when it's time to be counted, the important thing is to be man enough to stand up.
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when faced with a problem you do not understand, do any part of it you do understand, then look at it again.
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If I had found out anything, it was that they could print it faster than I could study it.
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All normal human beings have soi-disant mixed-up glands. The race is divided into two parts: those who know this and those who do not.
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Ignorance is curable, stupid is forever.
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There are hidden contradictions in the minds of people who love Nature while deploring the artificialities with which Man has spoiled Nature.' The obvious contradiction lies in their choice of words, which imply that Man and his artifacts are not part of Nature : but beavers and their dams are.
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