Robert A. Heinlein

Because the world has gone nutty and art always paints the spirit of its times ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#art

Yes, sir, there are things to see and do on the French Riviera without spending money. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#humour #risque #money

But one way or another competing and weeding takes place . . . or a race goes downhill. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#sociology #sociology

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#almost #any #creed #cult #into

History has the relation to truth that theology has to religion — ie., none to speak of ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#religion #theology #truth #love

Abstract design is all right—for wallpaper or linoleum. But art is the process of evoking pity or terror, which is not abstract at all but very human. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#art

All those religions--they contradict each other on every point but every one of them is filled with ways to help people to be brave enough to laugh even though they know they are dying. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#contradictions #life-and-death #religions #death

Nursing does not diminish the beauty of a woman's breasts; it enhances their charm by making them look lived in and happy. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#breastfeeding #nursing #witty #beauty

The only religious opinion I feel sure of is this: self-awareness is not just a bunch of amino acids bumping together. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#religion

You have to give an editor something to change, or he gets frustrated. After he pees in it himself, he likes the flavor much better, so he buys it. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#humor #change