Humans hardly ever learn from the experience of others. They learn - when they do, which isn't often - on their own, the hard way.
Robert A. HeinleinYou have to give an editor something to change, or he gets fretful. After he pees in it, he likes the flavor better, so he buys it.
Robert A. HeinleinNursing does not diminish the beauty of a woman's breasts; it enhances their charm by making them look lived in and happy.
Robert A. HeinleinThere are two ways of forming an opinion. One is the scientific method; the other, the scholastic. To the scientific mind, experimental proof is all-important, and theory is merely a convenience in description, to be junked when it no longer fits. To the academic mind, authority is everything, and facts are junked when they do not fit theory.
Robert A. Heinlein