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

Quote by Robert A Heinlein

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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...

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.

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 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,...

I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes.

I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes.

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...

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.

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...

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

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

Never insult anyone by accident.

Never insult anyone by accident.

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and...

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.

Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.

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.

Being right too soon is socially unacceptable.

Being right too soon is socially unacceptable.