Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.

Quote by Robert A Heinlein

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The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.

The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.

For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects,...

When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects,...

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a...

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a...

A great artist can look at an old woman, portray her exactly as she is......

A great artist can look at an old woman, portray her exactly as she is......

To be matter of fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy -- and...

To be matter of fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy -- and...

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for...

Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for...

Money problems can always be solved by a man not frightened by them.

Money problems can always be solved by a man not frightened by them.

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creeds...

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creeds...

When a place gets crowded enough to require ID's, social collapse is not far away....

When a place gets crowded enough to require ID's, social collapse is not far away....

Don't ever become a pessimist, Ira; a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but...

Don't ever become a pessimist, Ira; a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but...

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to...

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to...

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

To be matter-of-fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy - and dull fantasy...

To be matter-of-fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy - and dull fantasy...

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both...

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both...

No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.

No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.

The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.

The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.

Never insult anyone by accident.

Never insult anyone by accident.

Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.

Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.