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"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 wal
by boring_twenties 7y ago
"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. Specialization is for insects."
- sharadov 7y agoWorking my way down that list!
- boring_twenties 7y agoI suggest reordering some of the items.
- homonculus1 7y agoTo anyone who hasn't previously encountered this beautiful quotation, its originator is Robert Heinlein.