1,085 Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein

Take sides! Always take sides! You will sometimes be wrong – but the man who refuses to take sides must always be wrong.

Between being ‘right’ and being kind, I know which way I vote.

If it can’t be expressed in figures, it is not science; it is opinion. It has long been known that one horse can run faster than another – but which one? Differences are crucial.

There is no such thing as ‘social gambling.’ Either you are there to cut the other bloke’s heart out and eat it – or you’re a sucker. If you don’t like this choice – don’t gamble.

Take care of the cojones and the frijoles will take care of themselves. Try to have getaway money – but don’t be fanatic about it.

We came here for a small, informal meeting. We find you’ve turned it into a circus. Well, if you’re going to have a circus, you’ve got to have elephants.

I believe in – I am proud to belong to – the United States.

The brown monkey’s instinct to kill is correct; such men are dangerous to all monkey customs.

Being generous is inborn; being altruistic is a learned perversity. No resemblance –.