What did Robert A. Heinlein mean by: People usually believe anything that they are told early and often. Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction author · USA Copy
+ I did the only really brave thing I have ever done in my life: I inched forward. Author, December 22, 2023December 29, 2024, Robert A. Heinlein, Bravery, Courage, Progress, 0 Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction author · USA
+ Never pick up a stray kitten . . . unless you’ve already made up your mind to be owned by it. Author, December 22, 2023December 29, 2024, Robert A. Heinlein, Attachment, Ownership, Responsibility, 0 Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction author · USA
+ And suddenly I knew I was people and could not stop laughing. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert A. Heinlein, Identity, Laughter, Realization, 0 Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction author · USA
+ Savage’ describes a cultural condition, not a degree of intelligence. Author, December 22, 2023December 29, 2024, Robert A. Heinlein, Culture, Intelligence, Perception, 0 Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction author · USA
+ Women will forgive anything. Otherwise, the race would have died out long ago. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert A. Heinlein, Forgiveness, Gender, Survival, 0 Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction author · USA
+ The commonest weakness of our race is our ability to rationalize our most selfish purposes. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert A. Heinlein, Rationalization, Selfishness, Weakness, 0 Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction author · USA
+ Butterflies are not insects,’ Captain John Sterling said soberly. ‘They are self-propelled flowers. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert A. Heinlein, Illusion, Nature, Perception, 0 Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction author · USA
+ A skunk is better company than a person who prides himself on being ‘frank’. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robert A. Heinlein, Authenticity, Isolation, Preference, 0 Robert A. Heinlein Science fiction author · USA
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
