
There Is a Tide (p. 206)
Short fiction, Tales of Known Space (1975)
Source: Success! (1977), p. 145
Context: Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you derive from what you do. If you are in a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out. You may earn a good living, you may have a safe career, but you will never be a success. Find out what you enjoy doing, and your chances of succeeding will be dramatically better. We play the game every day, sometimes without even recognizing that we're doing it. We compete with other people, or other teams, or other companies, not only because it is essential to business survival, but because we frankly enjoy competition. It's fun to be in the game, and it's even more fun to win.
There Is a Tide (p. 206)
Short fiction, Tales of Known Space (1975)
This Mortal Mountain (p. 135)
Short fiction, The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth, and Other Stories (1971)
Other
Source: Just a Geek: Unflinchingly honest tales of the search for life, love, and fulfillment beyond the Starship Enterprise
“Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
“If you pick something you actually enjoy doing, you have fun every day of your life.”
Quoted by The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_18233378, 9 June 2011