“I really am a good listener because you never can tell when you will pick up something useful—and all in the world any woman has to do to be considered “charming” by men is to listen while they talk.”Robert A. Heinlein book Podkayne of MarsSource: Podkayne of Mars (1963), Chapter 6 (p. 60)
“You know that color does not matter to me. I want to know other things about a man. Is his word good? Does he meet his obligations? Does he do honest work? Is he brave? Will he stand up and be counted?”Robert A. Heinlein book Farnham's FreeholdSource: Farnham's Freehold (1964), Chapter 7 (p. 115)
“It is impossible for anyone to be responsible for another person’s behavior. I spoke of myself as ‘responsible’ for this group, that was verbal shorthand. The most I can do—or you, or any leader—is to encourage each one to be responsible for himself.”Robert A. Heinlein book Farnham's FreeholdSource: Farnham's Freehold (1964), Chapter 4 (p. 75)