A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, design a building, write a sonnet, ballance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate and analyze a problem, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently and to die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. Who wrote this?? I think it packs a bunch of weight.
2007-10-18 09:44:03 · 8 answers · asked by lilabner 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
1973 - A Time for Love by Robert Heinlein, one of my all time favorite science fiction writers.
In fact, I had this quote on my cubicle wall, to advise my boss that I while I should be able to do everything, I could not do everything, but it went over his head.
thanks for asking. I no longer work for that guy!
2007-10-18 09:56:22 · answer #1 · answered by Marilyn Says 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Robert Heinlein
2007-10-18 16:49:56 · answer #2 · answered by s. grant 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm guessing that it was a woman who wrote that piece. Was it Eleanor Roosevelt?
Okay, I just read the other answers. Who on earth is this Robert Heinlein person? (I'm impressed. A man who admires the ability to change a diaper!)
2007-10-18 16:54:43 · answer #3 · answered by Miz D 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A man really wrote this?! Science fiction for sure. It does "pack a bunch of weight"! Wonderful quote.
2007-10-18 17:22:39 · answer #4 · answered by noonecanne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
-- Robert A. Heinlein
2007-10-18 16:52:31 · answer #5 · answered by mustangfreakz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Heinlein or Will Rogers.
2007-10-18 16:47:56 · answer #6 · answered by Ju ju 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure who wrote it but I LOVE it. Great Quote!
2007-10-18 17:13:29 · answer #7 · answered by doxie 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
lilabner
2007-10-18 19:35:29 · answer #8 · answered by ozinnz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋