1,085 Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein

At one time kings were anointed by Deity, so the problem was to see to it that Deity chose the right candidate. In this age the myth is 'the will of the people' ... but the problem changes only superficially.

What is supposed to happen in a democracy is that each sovereign citizen will always vote in the public interest for the safety and welfare of all. But what does happen is that he votes his own self-interest as he sees it... which for the majority translates as 'Bread and Circuses'.

The extremely tiny fraction who think regularly, accurately, creatively, and without self-delusion - in the long run, these are the only people who count.

Take big bites. Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.

Everybody lies about sex.

The best thing about space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere.

A human being has no natural rights of any nature.

Free will is a golden thread running through the frozen matrix of fixed events.

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.