Weekly Pith 02/09/09

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insect-photoLast week I reviewed a book by one of my favorite authors, Libertarian Science Fiction master Robert A. Heinlein. This week I’ll share one of my favorite quotes:

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyse a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

~Robert A. Heinlein

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  1. Shawn  •  Apr 13, 2009 @7:42 pm

    Thats fantastic! He only forgot “make love till passing out.”

    xoxo muah

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