1,085 Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein

Must be yearning deep in human heart to stop other people from doing as they please.

Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.

...revolutions are not won by enlisting the masses. Revolution is a science for the few who are competent to practice it. It depends on correct organisation and above all, on communications.

Women are amazing creatures-sweet, soft, gentle, and far more savage than we are.

Circumstances can force your hand. So think ahead!

Son, the phrase is self-contradictory; "sense" is never "common".

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

He never gave up his search for the Door into Summer.

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.