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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.
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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Revolution is an art that I pursue rather than a goal I expect to achieve. Nor is this a source of dismay a lost cause can be as spiritually satisfying as a victory.
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Democracy's worst fault is that its leaders are likely to reflect the faults and virtues of their constituents.
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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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Beauty is not diminished by being shared.
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Big money isn't hard to come by. All it costs is a lifetime of single-minded devotion to acquiring it and making it grow into more money.
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When it don’t rain, the roof don’t leak when it rains, I can’t fix it nohow.
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But, if there ever was a time in history when peace meant that there was no fighting going on, I have been unable to find out about it.
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Don't tell me violence doesn't solve anything. Look at Carthage.
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Pessimist by policy, optimist by temperament- it is possible to be both. How? By never taking an unnecessary chance and by minimizing the risks you can't avoid. This permits you to play out the game untroubled by the certainty of the outcome.
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At one time kings were anointed by Deity, so the problem was to see to it that Deity chose the right candidate. In this age the myth is the will of the people ... but the problem changes only superficially.
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Money is truthful. If a man speaks of his honor, make him pay cash.
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You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.
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I think perhaps of all the things a police state can do to its citizens, distorting history is possibly the most pernicious.
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Minimize your therbligs until it becomes automatic this doubles your effective lifetime - and thereby gives time to enjoy butterflies and kittens and rainbows.
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The more you love, the more you can love - and the more intensely you love.
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