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Robert A. Heinlein on Women

1907–1988 United States

← All quotes by Robert A. Heinlein

15 quotes

Women and cats do what they do; there is nothing a man can do about it.

The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (1985)

Here is the wisdom of the ages: Men rule but women decide.

The Number of the Beast (1980)

An erection is the most flattering compliment a man can pay to an older woman.

To Sail Beyond the Sunset (1987)

“Mr. Jones, has it ever occurred to you, the world being what it is, that women sometimes prefer not to appear too bright?”

Starman Jones (1953)

I am forced to conclude that being right has little to do with holding a woman’s affections.

The Number of the Beast (1980)

How can you argue with a woman who won’t?

The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (1985)

The shamans are forever yacking about their snake-oil "miracles." I prefer the Real McCoy—a pregnant woman.

Time Enough for Love (1973)

Nursing does not diminish the beauty of a woman’s breasts; it enhances their charm by making them look lived in and happy.

Time Enough for Love (1973)

But how many men are truly wise in their handling of women? In all history you can count them on the fingers of one thumb.

To Sail Beyond the Sunset (1987)

Aside from mathematics, just two things worth doing—kill a man and love a woman. He had done both; he was rich.

Off the Main Sequence (2005)

“I guess I don’t understand women.”
“That’s an understatement.”

Starman Jones (1953)

Doc says the Company set-up is just one big happy family, and the idea that it is a non-profit corporation is the biggest joke since women were invented.

Red Planet (1949)

Men are expendable; women and children are not.

The Pragmatics of Patriotism (1973)

I said that "Patriotism" is a way of saying "Women and children first." And that no one can force a man to feel this way. Instead he must embrace it freely.

The Pragmatics of Patriotism (1973)

Women should be obscene but not heard.

Stranger in a Strange Land (1961)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Robert A. Heinlein (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.