13 Robert A. Heinlein Quotes on Life

Robert A. Heinlein quotes on life

12. The death rate is the same for us as for anybody...one person, one death, sooner or later.

25. No philosophy that he had ever heard or read gave any reasonable purpose for man's existence, nor any rational clue to his proper conduct. Basking in the sunshine might be as good a thing to do with one's life as any other - but it was not for him and he knew it, even if he could not define how he knew it.

27. Life is short, but the years are long.

48. A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

53. A zygote is a gamete's way of producing more gametes. This may be the purpose of the universe.

68. Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you; if you don't bet, you can't win.

82. Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.

93. If the universe has any purpose more important than topping a woman you love and making a baby with her hearty help, I've never heard of it.

98. It is better to copulate than never.

99. It may be better to be a live jackal than a dead lion, but it is better still to be a live lion. And usually easier.

101. Little girls, like butterflies, need no excuse.

102. Masturbation is cheap, clean, convenient, and free of any possibility of wrongdoing - and you don't have to go home in the cold. But it's lonely.

144. What a wonderful world it is that has girls in it!