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Robert A. Heinlein quotes

American Writer July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988

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Learn to say No—and to be rude about it when necessary. Otherwise you will not have time to carry out your duty, or to do your own work, and certainly no time for love and happiness. The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you. Robert A. Heinlein
...the word 'love' designates a subjective condition in which the welfare and happiness of another person are essential to one's own happiness. Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein quote: "Love is when another persons happiness is essential to your own."
Love is when another persons happiness is essential to your own. Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein quote: "Love is that condition in which the happiness of another..."
Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein quote: "Nothing gives life more zest that running for your life."
Nothing gives life more zest that running for your life. Robert A. Heinlein
Two bodies attract each other directly as the product of their masses and inversely as the square of their distance.' It sounds like a rule for simple physical facts, does it not? Yet it is nothing of the sort; it was the poetical way the old ones had of expressing the rule of propinquity which governs the emotion of love. The bodies referred to are human bodies, mass is their capacity for love. Young people have a greater capacity for love than the elderly; when thy are thrown together... Robert A. Heinlein
Anybody can look at a pretty girl and see a pretty girl. An artist can look at a pretty girl and see the old woman she will become. A better artist can look at an old woman and see the pretty girl that she used to be. But a great artist--a master--and that is what Auguste Rodin was--can look at an old woman, portray her exactly as she is . . . and force the viewer to see the pretty girl she used to be . . . and more than that, he can make anyone with the sensitivity of an armadillo, or even... Robert A. Heinlein
A great artist can look at an old woman, portray her exactly as she is ... and force the viewer to see the pretty girl she used to be ... more than that, he can make anyone with the sensitivity of an armadillo see that this lovely young girl is still alive Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein quote: "Work is not an end in itself; there must always be time enough..."
Work is not an end in itself; there must always be time enough for love. 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
The more you love, the more you can love--and the more intensely you love. Nor is there any limit on how many you can love. If a person had time enough, he could love all of that majority who are decent and just. Robert A. Heinlein
I was not offended, my love. An insult is like a drink; it affects one only if accepted. And pride is too heavy baggage for my journey... Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein quote: "May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live."
May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live. Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein quote: "Sex without love is merely healthy exercise."
Sex without love is merely healthy exercise. Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein quote: "Sovereign," like "love," means anything you want it to mean;..."
Sovereign," like "love," means anything you want it to mean; it's a word in dictionary between "sober" and "sozzled. Robert A. Heinlein

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