491 quotes
Pop, who maintained that a wise man could not be insulted, since truth could not insult and untruth was not worthy of notice.
Citizen of the Galaxy (1957)
It is an emotional impossibility for any man to believe in his own death.
Off the Main Sequence (2005)
As for population, every major shortcoming of our native planet could be traced to one cause: too many people, not enough planet.
The Number of the Beast (1980)
Women and cats do what they do; there is nothing a man can do about it.
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (1985)
There is nothing in this world so permanent as a temporary emergency.
The Past Through Tomorrow (1967)
High I.Q., good compatibility index, superior education—everything that makes a person pleasant and easy and interesting to have around.
The Past Through Tomorrow (1967)
Wherever there is power and mass to manipulate, Man can live.
The Rolling Stones (1952)
Geniuses and supergeniuses always make their own rules on sex as on everything else; they do not accept the monkey customs of their lessers.
Friday (1982)
Here is the wisdom of the ages: Men rule but women decide.
The Number of the Beast (1980)
The whole principle is wrong; it's like demanding that grown men live on skim milk because the baby can't eat steak.
As for libertarian, I've been one all my life, a radical one. You might use the term "philosophical anarchist" or "autarchist" about me, but "libertarian" is easier to define and fits well enough.
Life is filled with tragedy; if you let it overwhelm you, you cannot enjoy life’s innocent pleasures.
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (1985)
There is something about gold that has an effect on human judgment similar to that of heroin or cocaine.
To Sail Beyond the Sunset (1987)
The best things in history are accomplished by people who get “tired of being shoved around.”
Have Space Suit—Will Travel (1958)
Censorship is never logical but, like cancer, it is dangerous to ignore it when it shows up.
To Sail Beyond the Sunset (1987)
Horses can manufacture more horses and that is one trick that tractors have never learned.
Farmer in the Sky (1950)
“He’ll pay no mind to me anyhow,” MacRae answered. “That’s the healthy thing about kids.”
Red Planet (1949)
My old man claimed that the more complicated the law the more opportunity for scoundrels.
The Door Into Summer (1957)
You can’t do it all the time, but there is no limit to how much you can talk about it.
To Sail Beyond the Sunset (1987)
When it comes down to it, the root cause of war is always population pressure no matter what other factors enter in.
Time for the Stars (1956)