Thought for the day - and beyond

[frogcycle]

Where is Robert Heinlein's Lazarus Long when we need him?

From the notebooks of Lazarus Long

What are the facts? Again and again and again --- what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore divine revelation, forget what "the stars foretell", avoid opinion, Care not what the neighbors think, never mind the unguessable "verdict of history" --- what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always in to an unknown future; facts are your only chance. Get the facts!
-- Lazarus Long

Apply frequently - lather, rinse, repeat.

[lapislzi]

1. K+R for my namesake

LL was the most commonsense character in all of fiction, imo (Heinlein's sexual proclivities notwithstanding). Thanks for the smile.

:hi:

[frogcycle]

2. hey cool

I read a ton of Heinlein books when I was in 4th grade - I 'discovered' him in the library, just worked my way down the shelf. I had this impression I was the only person in the world that knew about him. My parents, other kids at school didn't I used him for a couple of book reports. A few years later - probably high school - I read about him somewhere talking about top-tier SF writers - said "hey, that's my guy!" Went on to read pretty much everything else he'd written.

That quote has been my mantra since the first time I saw it. And it is what we all need to subscribe to, and insist - demand - that everyone purporting to be "leaders" subscribe to.