It’s only fitting that the first quote I share is the one I live by.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, and die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects.
I also love this quote … and Heinlein has many others that speak to me.
I’m in the process of designing a series of t-shirts with Heinlein quotes on them — this was the first!
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