In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it.

—Robert A. Heinlein

About Robert A. Heinlein

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Robert Anson Heinlein ( HYNE-lyne; July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction author, engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasize scientific accuracy in his fiction and was thus a pioneer of the subgenre...

More quotations from Robert A. Heinlein

Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it.

—Robert A. Heinlein

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. 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.

—Robert A. Heinlein

They didn't want it good, they wanted it Wednesday.

—Robert A. Heinlein

Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.

—Robert A. Heinlein

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The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.

—Robert A. Heinlein

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More quotations tagged with “goals”

Do not turn back when you are just at the goal.

—Publilius Syrus

The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work.

—Oprah Winfrey

To will is to select a goal, determine a course of action that will bring one to that goal, and then hold to that action till the goal is reached. The key is action.

—Michael Hanson

We find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.

—Maxwell Maltz

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Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

—Louis Pasteur

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