Robert A. Heinlein

Long human words (the longer the better) were easy, unmistakable, and rarely changed their meanings . . . but short words were slippery, unpredictable, changing their meanings without any pattern. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#change

Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#progress #technology #men

His older self had taught his younger self a language which the older self knew because the younger self, after being taught, grew up to be the older self and was, therefore, capable of teaching. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#teaching #time-travel #paradox

Women talk when they want to. Or don't. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#truth #humor

Churches thrive on martyrdom and persecution. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#religion

One man’s “magic” is another man’s engineering. “Supernatural” is a null word. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#magic #supernatural

Money problems can always be solved by a man not frightened by them. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#money

Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn't there. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#anything #black #cat #cellar #dark

Anything which is physically possible can always be made financially possible; money is a bugaboo of small minds. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#money #motivation #money

There are things which cannot be taught in ten easy lessons, nor popularized for the masses; they take years of skull sweat. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#education