Robert A. Heinlein Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Robert A. Heinlein quotes, Robert A. Heinlein sayings, and Robert A. Heinlein proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Little girls, like butterflies, need no excuse. Robert A. Heinlein
One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. Robert A. Heinlein
One man's magic is another man's engineering. Supernatural is a null word. Robert A. Heinlein
Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. Robert A. Heinlein
May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live. Robert A. Heinlein
There are no dangerous weapons. There are only dangerous men. Robert A. Heinlein
Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done. Robert A. Heinlein
Unarmed hand to hand fighting does not change through the ages; only the name changes, and it has only one rule: do it first, do it fast, do it dirtiest. Robert A. Heinlein
To be matter of fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful. Robert A. Heinlein
There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him. Robert A. Heinlein
Belief gets in the way of learning. Robert A. Heinlein
Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something. Robert A. Heinlein
Never try to teach a pig to sing. You waste your time and you annoy the pig. Robert A. Heinlein
Money is truthful. If a man speaks of his honor, make him pay cash. Robert A. Heinlein
Citizenship is an attitude, a state of mind, an emotional conviction that the whole is greater than the part. and that the part should be humbly proud to sacrifice itself that the whole may live. Robert A. Heinlein
If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement. Robert A. Heinlein
Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something. Robert A. Heinlein
Every general prohibition creates its bootleggers. Robert A. Heinlein
Abstract knowledge is always useful, sooner or later. Robert A. Heinlein
Nothing uses up alcohol faster than political argument. Robert A. Heinlein
Ability is a wonderful thing, but its value is greatly enhanced by dependability. Ability implies repeatability and accountability. Robert A. Heinlein
One man's "magic" is another man's engineering. Robert A. Heinlein
Never tease an old dog; he might have one bite left. Robert A. Heinlein
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. Robert A. Heinlein
Never tease an old dog; he might have one bite left. Robert A. Heinlein
Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterward. Robert A. Heinlein
Fulfillment in life is loving a good woman and killing a bad man. Robert A. Heinlein
Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy – in fact, they are almost incompatible; one emotion hardly leaves room for the other. Robert A. Heinlein
A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity. Robert A. Heinlein
Taxes are not levied for the benefit of the taxed. Robert A. Heinlein