Butterflies are not insects, ' Captain John Sterling said soberly. 'They are self-propelled flowers.

Robert A. Heinlein
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  1. I almost wish we were butterflies and liv'd but three summer days - three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain. - John Keats

  2. She liked being reminded of butterflies. She remembered being six or seven and crying over the fates of the butterflies in her yard after learning that they lived for only a few days. Her mother had comforted her and told her not to be sad... - Lisa Genova

  3. Life is short. If you doubt me, ask a butterfly. Their average life span is a mere five to fourteen days. - Ellen DeGeneres

  4. The caterpillar does all the work, but the butterfly gets all the publicity. - George Carlin

  5. Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies. - Unknown

More Quotes By Robert A. Heinlein
  1. Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

  2. Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy - in fact, they are almost incompatible; one emotion hardly leaves room for the other.

  3. May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

  4. Anybody can look at a pretty girl and see a pretty girl. An artist can look at a pretty girl and see the old woman she will become. A better artist can look at an old woman and see the pretty girl that she used...

  5. Some people insist that 'mediocre' is better than 'best.' They delight in clipping wings because they themselves can't fly. They despise brains because they have none.

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