Clock Quote of the Day

The old saw about the early bird just goes to show that the worm should have stayed in bed. (Heinlein 1973)

2 responses to “Clock Quote of the Day

  1. Heinlein was very good for common sense quotes like that one.

  2. I agree. I think my favorite one was from the Notebooks of Lazarus Long:
    “Budget the luxuries first.”
    About 15 years ago I had an interesting exchange with a corporate vice-president about the worm thing. I don’t remember the circumstances, but I quoted one of my favorites (apropos of my being s hardcore night person):
    “The early worm has a death wish.”
    He responded with:
    “You could say that every worm has a death wish.”
    My reply:
    “And when you’re dead and buried, who’s going to eat you, huh?”
    That shut him up.