Tuesday, February 03, 2009

"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, write a sonnet, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, solve equations, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." Robert Heinlein

7 comments:

  1. I can't remember the last time I read anything by Heinlein. Where did you find this little jewel?

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  2. Actually, further down here, in the comments:

    http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1464750/posts

    Which is also a good read. I think (hope!) you'll enjoy it.

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  3. Hmmm...

    Not sure I agree. Or disagree.

    Going to have to live with this one for a bit.

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  4. well- I don't specialize in anything particularly...and I do like to putter at many, many things... not sure that is worthwhile, either way.

    ahhh... I go with Trevor's answer... there's more here (i think).

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  5. How to get on in the world.

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  6. I'm pretty sure the title is "The Notebooks of Lazarus Long"

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  7. There's no way to it. No technique, no principle.

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