Don't ever become a pessimist, Ira; 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

Topics: Optimism Quotes, Pessimism Quotes

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...

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

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

One man's magic is another man's engineering. Supernatural is a null word.

One man's magic is another man's engineering. Supernatural is a null word.

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of...

One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of...

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your...

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your...

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

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

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and...

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and...

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

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

Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier...

Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier...

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy...

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy...

Since when was an emotional argument won by logic?

Since when was an emotional argument won by logic?

Anyone who clings to the historically untrue -- and -- thoroughly immoral doctrine that violence...

Anyone who clings to the historically untrue -- and -- thoroughly immoral doctrine that violence...

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...

Theology is a science of mind applied to God

Theology is a science of mind applied to God

The study of theology, as it stands in the Christian churches, is the study of...

The study of theology, as it stands in the Christian churches, is the study of...