1490 quotes by
524 authors in
126 categories

Search for a word
or phrase:


Or choose an author or a topic:
 
topic author
In Association with Amazon.co.uk
Books with Quotes
Books with Aphorisms
Quotation Ring Homepage, including joining info Next site in the Quotation Ring A random Quotation Ring site View a list of all Quotation Ring sites Quotation Ring
❝My philosophy
like colour TV
is all there
in black and white❞
Monty Python
quote

Quotes, Aphorisms, Laws, and Thoughts


Picture of Robert A. Heinlein. Photo by Dd-b, taken at the 1976 World Science Fiction Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, at which he was the guest of honour.

66Seven quotes by Robert A. Heinlein99

Robert Anson Heinlein (7 July 1907 - 8 May 1988) was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of science fiction of the 20th Century.

❝A committee is a life form with six or more legs and no brain.❞ [+]

❝Cheops' Law: Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.❞ [+]

❝In a mature society, 'civil servant' is semantically equal to 'civil master'.❞ [+]

❝Money is truthful. If a man speaks of his honour, make him pay cash.❞ [+]

❝Most gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child.❞ [+]

❝Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.❞ [+]

❝Taxes are not raised for the benefit of the taxed.❞ [+]

The author info and picture are from Wikipedia, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.

5,250,024 visitors since March 23rd, 2001
Compiled and edited by
Luis de Avendaño
Comments, amendments, suggestions and corrections to

This page layout was last updated on Saturday, November 9th, 2019 at 6:42pm CET (Europe/Madrid).

Section 30(1) of the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 allows "fair dealing" with a copyright work for the purpose of criticism or review, provided that it is accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement.
Under the fair use doctrine of the U.S. copyright statute, it is permissible to use limited portions of a work including quotes, for purposes such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, and scholarly reports. There are no legal rules permitting the use of a specific number of words, a certain number of musical notes, or percentages of a work. Whether a particular use qualifies as fair use depends on all the circumstances. See Circular 21 and FL 102. (From the US Copyright Office FAQ.)