Robert A. Heinlein Quotes

The human being is to be respected and defended, not protected like a bird or a river.

We ask to be recognized as men.

What is repugnant to every human being is to be reckoned always as a member of a class and not as an individual person.

To have a personal life is the minimum freedom you have to give to a human being.

Women's rights are nothing but a part of the bigger picture, which is human rights. Women are trusted with the lives of their kids, even serve as teachers and doctors, but they aren't trusted with their own lives.

I'm an independent woman and a feminist.

Human kind is made up of two sexes, women and men. Is it possible that a mass is improved by the improvement of only one part and the other part is ignored? Is it possible that if half of a mass is tied to earth with chains and the other half can soar into skies?

At the end of the day, no one asks a woman, 'Do you need a neck rub? Do you need a drink, honey?'

And every human being is precious.

In the end, I do think it's insulting to men and women to insist that they fit a certain profile. I never understood that.

I'm a human being I'm not a piece of property. I am not a consignment of goods.

Hey, I'm a human being also.

If I had been more self-conscious about being a woman, it would have stifled me.

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.

We are not compelled to believe in biological uniformity in order to affirm human freedom and dignity.

We are not fighting for integration, nor are we fighting for separation. We are fighting for recognition as human beings. We are fighting for human rights.

Slaves no doubt, but still men.

Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere.

What is life without liberty; and what is liberty without equality of rights?

I've spent my life arguing for greater respect between men and women and anyone who takes the time to read my books or listen to my lectures will realise this.

Every person with a disability is an individual.

It's a human right to be able to have a relationship.

I fundamentally believe in freedom and human rights.

People should be allowed to roll out of bed and go to an interview; people shouldn't be telling you, 'You can't curse because it's not ladylike.' I don't believe in those standards.

You should never be put into a mold based on your gender.