Robert A. Heinlein Quote Explained: The Earth is just too small and fragile a basket for the human race to keep all its eggs in.

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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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Work

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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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Once you get to earth orbit, you’re halfway to anywhere in the solar system.

- Robert A. Heinlein

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Orbit

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I did the only really brave thing I have ever done in my life: I inched forward.

- Robert A. Heinlein

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Brave

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A friend who offers help without asking for explanations is a treasure beyond price

- Robert A. Heinlein

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The best thing about space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere.

- Robert A. Heinlein

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In a dilemma, it is helpful to change any variable, then reexamine the problem.

- Robert A. Heinlein

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The commonest weakness of our race is our ability to rationalize our most selfish purposes.

- Robert A. Heinlein

Science fiction author

· USA

The Earth is just too small and fragile a basket for the human race to keep all its eggs in.

The Earth is just too small and fragile a basket for the human race to keep all its eggs in.

Always listen to experts. They’ll tell you what can’t be done, and why. Then do it.

When it don’t rain, the roof don’t leak; when it rains, I can’t fix it nohow.

Once you get to earth orbit, you’re halfway to anywhere in the solar system.

I did the only really brave thing I have ever done in my life: I inched forward.

A friend who offers help without asking for explanations is a treasure beyond price

The best thing about space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere.

In a dilemma, it is helpful to change any variable, then reexamine the problem.

The commonest weakness of our race is our ability to rationalize our most selfish purposes.

Don’t do cocaine. Don’t race trains. And avoid AIDS situations. Explain

To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start

There are big and little truths, but all belong to the same race.

Civilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces. Explain

Every human endeavor, however singular it seems, involves the whole human race. Explain

Small use it will be to save democracy for the race if we cannot save the race for democracy.

So much of my life is spent just focused on driving race cars.

You’re still going to see accidents, you always will. Especially towards the closing laps of a race.

The Earth is just too small and fragile a basket for the human race to keep all its eggs in.

The Earth is just too small and fragile a basket for the human race to keep all its eggs in.

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