Quotes from Red Planet — Robert A. Heinlein
1907–1988 United States
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“He’ll pay no mind to me anyhow,” MacRae answered. “That’s the healthy thing about kids.”
Red Planet (1949)
I found out a long time ago that you have to take some chances in this life. Otherwise you are just a vegetable, headed for the soup pot.
Red Planet (1949)
Never listen to newscasts. Saves wear and tear on the nervous system.
Red Planet (1949)
Every law that was ever written opened up a new way to graft.
Red Planet (1949)
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)
I’m not going to give up my gun. Dad wouldn’t want me to. I’m sure of that. Anyhow, I’m licensed and I don’t have to. I’m a qualified marksman, I’ve passed the psycho tests, and I’ve taken the oath; I’m as much entitled to wear a gun as he is.
Red Planet (1949)
“You put me in mind of a case I ran into in the American West. A respected citizen shot a professional gunthrower in the back. When asked why he didn’t give the other chap a chance to draw, the survivor said, ‘Well, he’s dead and I’m alive and that’s how I wanted it to be.’ Jamie, if you use sportsmanship on a known scamp, you put yourself at a terrible disadvantage.”
Red Planet (1949)