Robert A. Heinlein

There are perhaps 5% of the population that simply can’t think. There are another 5% who can, and do. The remaining 90% can think, but don’t.

Robert A. Heinlein

There is no such thing as luck; there is only adequate or inadequate preparation to cope with a statistical universe.

Robert A. Heinlein

A committee is a life form with six or more legs and no brain.

Robert A. Heinlein

A desire not to butt into other people’s business is at least eighty percent of all human wisdom.

Robert A. Heinlein

A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.

Robert A. Heinlein

A friend who offers help without asking for explanations is a treasure beyond price.

Robert A. Heinlein

A woman is not property, and husbands who think otherwise are living in a dreamworld.

Robert A. Heinlein

A zest for living must include a willingness to die.

Robert A. Heinlein

Always tell her she is beautiful, especially if she is not.

Robert A. Heinlein

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.

Robert A. Heinlein