Evolution is a process that never stops. Baboons who fail to exhibit m — Robert A. Heinlein

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

"“So far as I have listened, before a revolution can take place, the population must lose faith in both the police and the courts.” “Elementary. Go on.” “Well…high taxation is important and so is inflation of the currency and the ratio of the productive to those on the public payroll. But that’s old hat; everybody knows that a country is on the skids when its income and outgo get out of balance and stay that way—even though there are always endless attempts to wish it away by legislation.”"

"Now look carefully at what I said. I said that I know that these things are asserted. I did not say that they are true."

"Boats and ships are female because they are beautiful, lovable, expensive—and unpredictable."

"I think the major problem in growing up is to become sophisticated without becoming cynical."

"“If there was anything, anything more at all, after this crazy mix-up we call living, I could feel that there might be some point to the whole frantic business, even if I did not know and could not know the full answer while I was alive.” “And suppose there was not? Suppose that when a man’s body disintegrates, he himself disappears absolutely. I’m bound to say I find it a probable hypothesis.” “Well— It wouldn’t be cheerful knowledge, but it would be better than not knowing. You could plan your life rationally, at least. A man might even be able to get a certain amount of satisfaction in planning things better for the future, after he’s gone. A vicarious pleasure in the anticipation.”"