Heroism' often consists in keeping your head in an emergency and doing the best you can with what you have instead of panicking and being shot in the tail. People who fight this way win more battles than do intentional heroes; a glory hound often throws away the lives of his mates as well as his own.
Robert A. HeinleinDarling, a true lady takes off her dignity with her clothes and does her whorish best. At other times you can be as modest and dignified as your persona requires.
Robert A. HeinleinIn terms of morals there is no such thing as โstate.โ Just men. Individuals. Each responsible for his own acts.
Robert A. Heinleinwhen faced with a problem you do not understand, do any part of it you do understand, then look at it again.
Robert A. HeinleinAnything which is physically possible can always be made financially possible; money is a bugaboo of small minds.
Robert A. Heinlein