1,085 Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. – Second Amendment to the Constitution An armed society is a polite society.

You were probably educated in the conventional economic theories of your period which were magnificent and most ingenious, but – if you will pardon my saying so – all wrong.

Most ‘scientists’ are bottle washers and button sorters.

Of all the strange ‘crimes’ that human beings have legislated out of nothing, ‘blasphemy’ is the most amazing – with ‘obscenity’ and ‘indecent exposure’ fighting it out for second and third place.

I don’t see why human people make such a heavy trip out of sex. It isn’t anything complex, it is simply the best thing in life, even better than food.

Sovereign ingredient for a happy marriage: Pay cash or do without. Interest charges not only eat up a household budget; awareness of debt eats up domestic felicity.

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

My old man taught me two things: ‘Mind own business’ and ‘Always cut cards.’

A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.