Robert A. Heinlein Quotes
Never frighten a little man. He'll kill you.
Heinlein, Robert A. Time Enough for Love. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1973.
Many have speculated that this personal grudge may have been one of the motivating factors leading Bush to his disastrous Iraq War decisions.
He controlled a Shiite political party with its own armed militia.
She was responding to the moderator who introduced her stating that perhaps she would become the first President of the new Iraq government. Her response was given with a smile and she was half joking and half serious. See {618434}.
Nixon was a very aggressive campaigner, with a great flair for smearing opponents. Kennedy had been an intellectual, Ivy League gentlemen type and his brother, his campaign manager, wanted JFK to get down in the mud with Nixon. He was more assertive than usual and didn’t back down, but he did not go for the low blows that had been readied for him.
Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasize scientific accuracy in his fiction, and was thus a pioneer of the subgenre of hard science fiction. His published works, both fiction and non-fiction, express admiration for competence and emphasize the value of critical thinking. His work continues to have an influence on the science-fiction genre, and on modern culture more generally.
