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Quotes from The Star Beast — Robert A. Heinlein

1907–1988 United States

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It seemed to John that most of the older people in the world spent much of their time not listening.

The Star Beast (1954)

I do not like weapons, Doctor; they are the last resort of faulty diplomacy.

The Star Beast (1954)

If you can’t outargue the other fellow, sometimes you can outlive him.

The Star Beast (1954)

The law is whatever you can convince a court it is.

The Star Beast (1954)

Madam, the commonest weakness of our race is our ability to rationalize our most selfish purposes.

The Star Beast (1954)

“You mean that, Henry?”
“I always mean what I say, sir. It saves time.”

The Star Beast (1954)

Fact is, you work too hard...the universe won’t run down if you don’t wind it.

The Star Beast (1954)

Any organization calling itself “The Friends of This or That” always consisted of someone with an axe to grind, plus the usual assortment of prominent custard heads and professional stuffed shirts.

The Star Beast (1954)

“Heredity isn’t everything; I’m myself, an individual. You aren’t your parents. You’re not your father, you are not your mother. But you are a little late realizing it.” She sat up straight. “So be yourself, Knothead, and have the courage to make your own mess of your life. Don’t imitate somebody else’s mess.”

The Star Beast (1954)

“I talked with it, boss. It’s stupid.”
“I can’t see that you have established that. Assuming that an e.-t. is stupid because he can’t speak our language well is like assuming that an Italian is illiterate because he speaks broken English. A non-sequitur.”

The Star Beast (1954)

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