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

Quote by Robert A Heinlein

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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...

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I...

I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, 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...

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

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

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

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

Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss.

Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss.

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.

They didn't want it good, they wanted it Wednesday.

They didn't want it good, they wanted it Wednesday.

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...

The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning while those...

The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning while those...

Since when was an emotional argument won by logic?

Since when was an emotional argument won by logic?

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.

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...

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...

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...

It's an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they...

It's an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they...

The will to believe is perhaps the most powerful, but certainly the most dangerous human...

The will to believe is perhaps the most powerful, but certainly the most dangerous human...

He does not believe that does not live according to his belief

He does not believe that does not live according to his belief

Today's gossip is tomorrow's headline.

Today's gossip is tomorrow's headline.