
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]
Robert Anson Heinlein kniha Hvězdná pěchota
Starship Troopers
„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]
Robert Anson Heinlein kniha Hvězdná pěchota
Starship Troopers
Robert Anson Heinlein kniha Hvězdná pěchota
Starship Troopers
„V armádě jsou jen dvě velikosti - moc velká a moc malá.“
Robert Anson Heinlein kniha Hvězdná pěchota
Starship Troopers
Robert Anson Heinlein kniha Hvězdná pěchota
Starship Troopers
Robert Anson Heinlein kniha Hvězdná pěchota
Starship Troopers
„Úmrtnost máme stejnou jako všichni ostatní - jedno úmrtí na osobu, dřív nebo později.“
Robert Anson Heinlein kniha Tunel do nebes
Zdroj: Kniha Tunel do nebes
Robert Anson Heinlein kniha Hvězdná pěchota
Zdroj: Kniha Hvězdná pěchota
Robert Anson Heinlein: Citáty anglicky
Robert A. Heinlein kniha The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
Zdroj: The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
“Remember, though, your best weapon is between your ears and under your scalp—provided it’s loaded.”
Robert A. Heinlein kniha Tunel do nebes
Zdroj: Tunnel in the Sky (1955), Chapter 1, “The Marching Hordes” (p. 14)
“A woman is not property, and husbands who think otherwise are living in a dreamworld.”
Robert A. Heinlein Time Enough for Love
Zdroj: Time Enough for Love
“God created men to test the souls of women.”
Robert A. Heinlein Job: A Comedy of Justice
Zdroj: Job: A Comedy of Justice
Robert A. Heinlein Time Enough for Love
Zdroj: Time Enough for Love
“I came, I saw, she conquered."
The original Latin seems to have been garbled.”
Robert A. Heinlein Time Enough for Love
Zdroj: Time Enough for Love
Robert A. Heinlein kniha Stranger in a Strange Land
Zdroj: Stranger in a Strange Land
“Cheops' Law: Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.”
Robert A. Heinlein Time Enough for Love
Zdroj: Time Enough for Love
“If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement.”
Robert A. Heinlein kniha Farnham's Freehold
Zdroj: Farnham's Freehold (1964), Chapter 16 (p. 235)
Robert A. Heinlein kniha Stranger in a Strange Land
Zdroj: Stranger in a Strange Land
“Don't explain computers to laymen. Simpler to explain sex to a virgin.”
Robert A. Heinlein kniha The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Zdroj: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Robert A. Heinlein kniha Stranger in a Strange Land
Varianta: I do know that the slickest way to lie is to tell the right amount of truth--then shut up.
Zdroj: Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert A. Heinlein Time Enough for Love
Zdroj: Time Enough for Love
“He's an honest politician--he stays bought.”
Robert A. Heinlein kniha Stranger in a Strange Land
Zdroj: Stranger in a Strange Land
“My old man says when it's time to be counted, the important thing is to be man enough to stand up.”
Robert A. Heinlein kniha Between Planets
Zdroj: Between Planets
“Any group is weaker than a man alone unless they are perfectly trained to work together.”
Robert A. Heinlein kniha Hvězdná pěchota
Zdroj: Starship Troopers
“I'm always suspicious of disinterested interest.”
Robert A. Heinlein kniha Stranger in a Strange Land
Zdroj: Stranger in a Strange Land
“To permit irresponsible authority is to sell disaster.”
Robert A. Heinlein kniha Hvězdná pěchota
Zdroj: Starship Troopers
“Thou art god, I am god. All that groks is god.”
Robert A. Heinlein kniha Stranger in a Strange Land
Zdroj: Stranger in a Strange Land
“Never tease an old dog; he might have one bite left.”
Robert A. Heinlein Time Enough for Love
Zdroj: Time Enough for Love
Robert A. Heinlein Time Enough for Love
Zdroj: Time Enough for Love
“Nothing uses up alcohol faster than political argument.”
Robert A. Heinlein kniha The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Zdroj: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
“Faith strikes me as intellectual laziness.”
Robert A. Heinlein kniha Stranger in a Strange Land
Zdroj: Stranger in a Strange Land
