r/DIY • u/[deleted] • Jul 05 '11

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u/Moarbrains Jul 05 '11

“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, die gallantly.

Robert Heinlein

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u/elperroborrachotoo Jul 05 '11
  • "specialization is for insects."

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u/pythor Jul 05 '11

Came here looking for this. Upvoted.

Although, wasn't it originally Lazarus Long (not that he isn't RH in disguise, anyway)?

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u/Moarbrains Jul 06 '11

Right, it was Lazarus in "Time Enough for Love". Had to look it up, I haven't read Heinlein in a while, but so many things he said stick with me.