1,085 Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein

Nursing does not diminish the beauty of a woman's breasts; it enhances their charm by making them look lived in and happy.

Never tease an old dog; he might have one bite left.

Butterflies are self propelled flowers.

Autobiography is usually honest but it is never truthful.

The slickest way in the world to lie is to tell the right amount of truth at the right time-and then shut up.

Property is not the natural and obvious and inevitable concept that most people think it is.

Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy.

Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.

Good!” the creature echoed. “Doctor Nelson will be along in a minute. Feel like breakfast?”All symbols were in Smith’s vocabulary but he had trouble believing that he had heard rightly. He knew that he was food, but he did not “feel like” food. Nor had he any warning that he might be selected for such honor.