Victory in defeat, there is none higher. She didn't give up, Ben; she's still trying to lift that stone after it has crushed her. She's a father working while cancer eats away his insides, to bring home one more pay check. She's a twelve-year-old trying to mother her brothers and sisters because mama had to go to Heaven. She's a switchboard operator sticking to her post while smoke chokes her and fire cuts off her escape. She's all the unsung heroes who couldn't make it but never quit.
Robert A. HeinleinPolitical tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.
Robert A. HeinleinHumans 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. HeinleinCats have no sense of humor, they have terribly inflated egos, and they are very touchy.
Robert A. HeinleinA friend who offers help without asking for explanations is a treasure beyond price
Robert A. Heinlein