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The stars incline, but do not impel.
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
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Science Fiction Writer
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Robert Anson Heinlein
Anson MacDonald
Lyle Monroe
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Ayn Rand is a bloody socialist compared to me.
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Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you if you don't bet you can't win.
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Learning . . . is - also an end in itself.
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