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Quote by Robert A. Heinlein

“That old saw about the early bird just proves that the worm should have stayed in bed.”

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Robert A. Heinlein was an American science fiction writer, hailed as a master in the field of science fiction. His works have had a profound impact on the development of science fiction literature, with classics such as 'Starship Troopers' and 'The Time Machine'. more

“I am a humanist because I think humanity can, with constant moral guidance, create reasonably decent societies. I think that young people who want to understand the world can profit from the works of Plato and Socrates, the behaviour of the three Thomases, Aquinas, More and Jefferson - the austere analyses of Immanuel Kant and the political leadership of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt.”

“Although most of us know Vincent van Gogh in Arles and Paul Gauguin in Tahiti as if they were neighbors -- somewhat disreputable but endlessly fascinating -- none of us can name two French generals or department store owners of that period. I take enormous pride in considering myself an artist, one of the necessaries.”

Ifs Knows Two Artist Names Pride Periods Stores Neighbor Enormous Department Fascinating Owners Considering Vans Department Stores Tahiti

Author:James A. Michener

“Men have been barbarians much longer than they have been civilized. They are only precariously civilized, and within us there is the propensity, persistent as the force of gravity, to revert under stress and strain, under neglect or temptation, to our first natures.”

Men Firsts Has Beens Force Stress Temptation Neglect Civilized Gravity Strain Persistent Barbarians Barbarism Propensity Under Stress

Book:The Public Philosophy

Source: The Public Philosophy

“It is impossible to abolish either with a law or an axe the desires of men.”

Men Law Desire Impossible Abolish

Book:A Preface to Politics

Source: A Preface to Politics

Quote by Robert A. Heinlein

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