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

Quote by Robert A Heinlein

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A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.

A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.

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...

Never insult anyone by accident.

Never insult anyone by accident.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it's supposed to do.

Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it's supposed to do.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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....

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.

Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth...

Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth...

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

I was dating a guy for a while because he told me he had an...

I was dating a guy for a while because he told me he had an...

I was on a date with this really hot model. Well, it wasn't really a...

I was on a date with this really hot model. Well, it wasn't really a...

Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make...

Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make...

Cheerfulness, sir, is the principle ingredient in the composition of health

Cheerfulness, sir, is the principle ingredient in the composition of health

Love is the most terrible, and also the most generous of the passions; it is...

Love is the most terrible, and also the most generous of the passions; it is...

My loins are full of anguish.

My loins are full of anguish.