Explore Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.

One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word.

A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.

One man's theology is another man's belly laugh.

Never insult anyone by accident.

The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.

No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.

When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know, the end result is tyranny and oppression no matter how holy the motives.

Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.

Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.

Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy.

Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.