100 Robert A. Heinlein Quotes That Challenge Established Norms
Robert Anson Heinlein is aptly named as the 'Dean of Science fiction writer' because he commenced a new era of 'hard science fiction'. He's regarded as one of the most influential and controversial, but popular authors in America. His notable works like 'The Moon is a Harsh Mistress', 'Stranger in a Strange Land', 'Time Enough for Love' and 'Starship Troopers' won critical attention and appreciation worldwide. Having read all the science fictions he could lay his hands on at the delicate age of 16, he mastered the art of fiction by the time he began his writing career. He was the first 'one-of-his-kind' authors to set high standards for engineering plausibility, science and literary quality. As a SF writer, he broke into mainstream magazines with 'The Saturday Evening Post'. He became the first author to pen down bestselling, novel-length fiction revolving around modern scientific society. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1929 and rose up to the rank of Ensign. He earned four Hugo awards for his novels, and the first Science Fiction Writer's Grand Master. Heinlein is credited with the discovery of 'speculative fiction', 'space marine', 'waldo' and 'grok'. He also introduced the first CAD with Drafting Dan. We have excerpted Robert A. Heinlein's most popular quotations from his writings and thoughts. Heinlein was an iconoclast, and questioned society's assumptions about sex, marriage, gender, politics, religion, race etc and that is very well reflected in his quotes. Presenting a selection of Robert A. Heinlein's most famous quotes.
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.
Happiness consists in getting enough sleep. Just that, nothing more.
Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.
A prude is a person who thinks that his own rules of propriety are natural laws.
Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy.
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.
Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.
You have attributed conditions to villainy that simply result from stupidity.
Never try to outstubborn a cat.
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him.
Sex, whatever else it is, is an athletic skill. The more you practice, the more you can, the more you want to, the more you enjoy it, the less it tires you.
I've found out why people laugh. They laugh because it hurts so much . . . because it's the only thing that'll make it stop hurting.
Once a month, some women act like men act all the time.
A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.
Sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense.
Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation.
Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.
Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it.
Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.
Sex should be friendly. Otherwise stick to mechanical toys; it's more sanitary.
There is no such thing as "Just a cat.
May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.
There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men.
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
A desire not to butt into other people's business is at least eighty percent of all human wisdom.
How you behave toward cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
Butterflies are self propelled flowers.
An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.
