A Quote by Robert A. Heinlein

Being generous is inborn; being altruistic is a learned perversity. No resemblance --

Robert A. Heinlein

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Altruistic Being Being Generous Generous Learned Perversity Resemblance

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Robert A. Heinlein
American - Writer
July 7, 1907 - May 8, 1988

If homosexuality being inborn is what makes it acceptable, why does racism being inborn not make racism acceptable? … We are born that way. We don’t choose it. So shouldn’t it be acceptable, excuse - this is according to the way the left thinks about things.

Rush Limbaugh

The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful and being generous. Everything else is crap. I promise you. It's just crap that people try to sell to you to make you feel like less. So don't buy it. Be smart. Be thoughtful and be generous.

Ashton Kutcher

Imperfect communities show that being a maximal resemblance class is not sufficient for being a property.

Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra

The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful and being generous. Everything else is crap.

Ashton Kutcher

The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful. And being generous. Everything else is crap!

Ashton Kutcher

There're the causes where people are like, "What can you do for us? You guys have success and stature; you can make money for us and at the same time present yourselves to the public as altruistic and civic-minded." So it's an exchange. I don't mind looking altruistic and civic-minded if we're actually being that way.

Kim Thayil

Doing more and more with less and less is one form of being generous. In fact, the easiest way to become rich is by being generous.

Robert Kiyosaki

Actors have an innate sense of self and humanity, the good ones do, and of being generous of heart and generous of spirit.

Pierce Brosnan

I wonder why anyone would hesitate to be generous with their writing. I mean, if you really want to make a living, go to Wall Street and trade oil futures ... We're writers. We're doing something that is inherently a generous act. We're exposing ourselves to the muse and to the things that frighten us. Why do that if you're not willing to be generous? And paradoxically, almost ironically, it turns out that the more generous you are, the more money you make. But that's secondary. For me, the privilege of being generous is why I get to do this.

Seth Godin

Some of the best lessons that I've ever learned are on a ball field - basketball, football, baseball, golf. And I learned great lessons from my coaches - being on time, being mentally tough, having some discipline, and being part of a team.