English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Robert A. Heinlein Quotes

Learn to say No—and to be rude about it when necessary. Otherwise you will not have time to carry out your duty, or to do your own work, and certainly no time for love and happiness. The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you.

Robert A. Heinlein

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

I gradually became persuaded that the subjects, without intending to, had revealed to me a basic truth about markets that was foreign to the literature of economics. Vernon L. Smith
I guess he wanted to see a little more sexual activity because in real life, in bed I think less is more and let the woman come to me. Frankly, I don't even need a woman there. Garry Shandling
James Dickey quote: "A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be..."
A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning. James Dickey
Now that I was compelled to think about it, reading was something that just came to me, as learning to fasten the seat of my union suit without looking around, or achieving two bows from a snarl of shoelaces. Harper Lee
Solomon Ortiz quote: "Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Peace Corps as it..."
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Peace Corps as it reached its 45th anniversary on March 1, 2006. Solomon Ortiz
Well, I know about loneliness. I won't talk about it, but I was very lonely after the war. I know what it feels like to spend a whole weekend all by yourself and no one wants you at all. Charles M. Schulz
John McGahern quote: "I've never written anything that hasn't been in my mind for a..."
I've never written anything that hasn't been in my mind for a long time - seven or eight years. John McGahern
Michael Winterbottom quote: "When people approach me about my films it is usually to tell..."
When people approach me about my films it is usually to tell me how much they hate them. Michael Winterbottom
Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them! Albert Einstein
To listen to critics, pro or con, and take their words to heart is to subcontract your self-esteem to strangers. (from Workbook) Sarah Brightman
Flannery O'Connor quote: "I don't deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my..."
I don't deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it. Flannery O'Connor
Part of me loves and respects men so desperately, and part of me thinks they are so embarrassingly incompetent at life and in love. You have to teach them the very basics of emotional literacy. You have to teach them how to be there for you, and part of me feels tender toward them and gentle, and part of me is so afraid of them, afraid of any more violation. Anne Lamott
Miley Cyrus quote: "Pink isn't just a color it's an Attitude too!"
Pink isn't just a color it's an Attitude too! Miley Cyrus
Barack Obama quote: "Change we need"
Change we need Barack Obama
David Antin quote: "You pay your money, you take your choice. I get the audience..."
You pay your money, you take your choice. I get the audience my language attracts and I lose the ones it repels. David Antin