robert heinlein

“ The only religious opinion I feel sure of is this: self-awareness is not just a bunch of amino acids bumping together. ”

“ I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. ”

“ The capacity of the human mind for swallowing nonsense and spewing it forth in violent and repressive action has never yet been plumbed. ”

“ Democracy is a poor system; the only thing that can be said for it is that it's eight times as good as any other method. ”

“ Ignorance is curable, stupid is forever. ”

“ One might define adulthood as the age at which a person learns he must die and accepts his sentence undismayed. ”

“ A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits. ”

“ A better artist can look at an old woman and see the pretty girl that she used to be. ”

“ One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. ”

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