There is no such thing as luck; there is only adequate or inadequate preparation to cope with a statistical universe.
Robert A. HeinleinIt's an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they were a juicy piece of gossip.
Robert A. HeinleinI remembered a time when my grandmother had asked me to explain television to her - the guts, not the funny pictures. There are things which cannot be taught in ten easy lessons, nor popularized for the masses; they take years of skull sweat. This be treason in an age when ignorance has come into its own and one man's opinion is as good as another's. But there it is. As Star says, the world is what it is - and doesn't forgive ignorance.
Robert A. Heinlein