Robert A. Heinlein Quotes

God give me the wisdom to see the truth however contrary to my established beliefs.

'What am I missing?' is a much more important question than 'How cool am I?'

I try not to be overly analytical.

I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them.

He that never changes his opinion never corrects mistakes and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.

You can be self-empowered and still learning about how you think about things daily.

At eighteen our convictions are hills from which we look; at forty-five they are caves in which we hide.

The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.

Do not flinch from experiences that might destroy your beliefs. The thought you cannot think controls you more than thoughts you speak aloud. Submit yourself to ordeals and test yourself in fire. Relinquish the emotion which rests upon a mistaken belief, and seek to feel fully that emotion which fits the facts.

People learn the most about themselves by confronting those with whom they deeply disagree..

I don't have the time or the desire to gaze at my navel.

Sometimes I doubt, and sometimes I believe. I like not making myself believe when I am doubting and not making myself doubt when I am believing.

My mother's openness has remained inspiring to me. I strive to be a skeptic, in the best sense of that word: I question everything, and yet I'm open to everything. And I don't have immovable beliefs. My values shift and grow with my experiences - and as my context changes, so does what I believe.

As I matured, I became a smarter person, a more sensitive person, a more thinking person.

Students often say things that they will one day change their minds about, but also things that change our minds when we think about them.

Because I've always been good at knowing what I thought and not reviewing prematurely and have gotten better at those things over the years, my flips are rarely that significant.

I'm totally open to changing my beliefs. I could grow up to be a total communist. I could grow up to be a Neocon. I'm looking to have my views challenged. I'm looking to be corrected.

I'm very inquisitive. I love hanging around people who can teach me. I ask a lot of questions. And I'm very introspective and self-critical.

I doubt about myself. I think doubts are good in life. The people who don't have doubts I think only two things-arrogance or not intelligence.

An autobiography should give the reader opportunity to point out the author's follies and misconceptions.

The thing I believe in most in the world is my own fallibility, so I am willing to believe that I may be wrong too.

Wise criticism always begins with self-criticism.

The only man who knows just what he thinks at the present moment is the man who hasn't done any new thinking in the past ten years.

More than anything else, what differentiates people who live up to their potential from those who don't is a willingness to look at themselves and others objectively

The only way someone can be of help to you is in challenging your ideas. If you're ready to listen and if you're ready to be challenged, there's one thing that you can do, but no one can help you. What is this most important thing of all? It's called self-observation.