What did Robert A. Heinlein mean by: Luck is a tag given by the mediocre to account for the accomplishments of genius. Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction author · USA Copy
+ Cheops’ Law: Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert A. Heinlein, budget, Construction, Time, 0 Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction author · USA
+ Time is your total capital, and the minutes of your life are painfully few. Author, December 22, 2023December 29, 2024, Robert A. Heinlein, Capital, Life, Time, 0 Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction author · USA
+ Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert A. Heinlein, Fulfillment, Responsibility, Self, 0 Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction author · USA
+ Only a sadistic scoundrel-or a fool-tells the bald truth on social occasions. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert A. Heinlein, Deception, Honesty, Social Norms, 0 Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction author · USA
+ In a mature society, ‘civil servant’ is semantically equal to ‘civil master.’ Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert A. Heinlein, Equality, Power, Society, 0 Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction author · USA
+ Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert A. Heinlein, Cats, Importance, 0 Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction author · USA
+ If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert A. Heinlein, Courage, Foolishness, Judgement, 0 Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction author · USA
+ The best thing about space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert A. Heinlein, Exploration, Possibilities, Travel, 0 Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction author · USA
The concealment of art by the actor is as great a mark of genius as it is in the painter. Francois Delsarte Musician · France
If a handsome woman allows that another woman is beautiful, we may safely conclude she excels her. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
