The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.

—Robert A. Heinlein

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Robert Anson Heinlein ( HYNE-lyne; July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction author, engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasize scientific accuracy in his fiction and was thus a pioneer of the subgenre...

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A motion to adjourn is always in order.

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In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it.

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Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it.

—Robert A. Heinlein

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy.

—Robert A. Heinlein

They didn't want it good, they wanted it Wednesday.

—Robert A. Heinlein

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