Robert Anson Heinlein nejznámější citáty
Robert Anson Heinlein citáty a výroky
„Motýli nejsou hmyz. Jsou to samohybné květiny.“
Originál: (en) Butterflies are not insects. They are self propelled flowers.
Zdroj: [Heinlein, Robert Anson, 1988, The cat who walks through walls: a comedy of manners, Ace Books, 369, angličtina]
„Básník, který čte své verše na veřejnosti, mívá obvykle i další hrozné zlozvyky.“
Originál: (en) A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits.
Zdroj: [Baen, Jim, 1988, New Destinies, Svazek 6, Baen Books, 63, angličtina]
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers
„Úmrtnost máme stejnou jako všichni ostatní - jedno úmrtí na osobu, dřív nebo později.“
Zdroj: Kniha Tunel do nebes
Zdroj: Kniha Hvězdná pěchota
Robert Anson Heinlein: Citáty anglicky
“Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.”
Zdroj: Starship Troopers
“Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.”
Zdroj: Time Enough for Love
“Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors — and miss.”
Zdroj: Time Enough for Love (1973)
“Thinking doesn't pay. Just makes you discontented with what you see around you.”
Zdroj: Stranger in a Strange Land
“If you've got the truth you can demonstrate it. Talking doesn't prove it.”
Zdroj: Stranger in a Strange Land
“I never do anything I don't want to do. Nor does anyone, but in my case I am always aware of it.”
Zdroj: Stranger in a Strange Land
Zdroj: Have Space Suit—Will Travel (1958), Chapter 9
“If This Goes On—” Chapter 10, p. 426
The Past Through Tomorrow (1967)
Zdroj: Revolt in 2100/Methuselah's Children
Kontext: “Do you seriously expect to start a rebellion with picayune stuff like that?”
“It’s not picayune stuff, because it acts directly on their emotions, below the logical level. You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic. It doesn’t have to be a prejudice about an important matter either.
“There is no safety this side of the grave”
Zdroj: Stranger in a Strange Land
“I know why we laugh. We laugh because it hurts, and it's the only thing to make it stop hurting.”
Varianta: I've found out why people laugh. They laugh because it hurts so much... because it's the only thing that'll make it stop hurting.
Zdroj: Stranger in a Strange Land