People Quotes by Robert Greene

People are more complicated than the masks they wear in society.

— Robert Greene

All masters want to appear more brilliant than other people.

— Robert Greene

The moment people feel they know what to expect from you, your spell on them is broken.

— Robert Greene

What's good for me is certainly not good for other people.

— Robert Greene

People go into things for the wrong reasons.

— Robert Greene

Evil or manipulative people don't need a book, they just do it anyway.

— Robert Greene

I'm not who people expect me to be. I'm not Henry Kissinger.

— Robert Greene

Remember that the essence of authority is that people willingly follow your lead.

— Robert Greene

Few are drawn to the person whom others avoid and neglect; people gather around those who have already attracted interest.

— Robert Greene

All the most successful people nowadays who are truly successful and innovative in their field are not people motivated by money.

— Robert Greene

There's no more of an excuse for blaming other people or the world for at least not trying what you should be…

— Robert Greene

Many people have an intense feeling about what they're best at. Too often, they're driven away from it by other people.

— Robert Greene

As social animals, we are extremely susceptible to the moods of other people. This gives us the power to subtly infuse into…

— Robert Greene

Obviously there's Netflix, iTunes, and Amazon and all these other outlets. Fake It So Real is now on Fandor, and I think…

— Robert Greene

Your ability to work with people directly affects your ability to get work done in the world.

— Robert Greene

Power works best when it is indirect - never coercing people; instead, getting them to voluntarily align with your interests.

— Robert Greene

I am impressed when I go on the internet and see a lot of young people who've been influenced by the books,…

— Robert Greene

To be strategic in life is like any skill whether it's basketball or learning a language, it takes effort and practice and…

— Robert Greene

On a career level, I always advise people to look ahead and be open to changes in direction. That job that seems…

— Robert Greene

Understand: you are one of a kind. Your character traits are a kind of chemical mix that will never be repeated in…

— Robert Greene

Whether people are making narrative cinema or experimental cinematic movie experiences, they all want the biggest screen possible and the quietest room…

— Robert Greene

There is something I call social intelligence. You can do a lot in life on your own and you can do all…

— Robert Greene

If marriage isn't something for me, but I like living with someone or being committed, I can choose this other path as…

— Robert Greene

I have examples of people who find their way back later on in life, in their 30's, 40's, it can happen in…

— Robert Greene

Nobody is born without fear. We are all born into this world screaming and crying, a bloody mess. We're afraid of failing.…

— Robert Greene

The big difference is, as a man, I can go to a bar at two in the morning and people will be…

— Robert Greene

You're always feeling powerless in life. If you're in an abusive relationship or working for what we call a psychotic boss sometimes…

— Robert Greene

Ethics and power are separate. Ethics and morality. I think life would be miserable if there weren't some kind of code that…

— Robert Greene

If you're in a subordinate position of some sort and pretty much all of us are at some point in our lives,…

— Robert Greene

When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in…

— Robert Greene

There's spatial intelligence. they're, which end up being, people going into math or music. there's mechanical where you work well with your…

— Robert Greene

When people are too present, too familiar or too in our face, something happens to us psychologically. We begin to tune them…

— Robert Greene

Some people are a little bit better than others, some people are great, some people are superior. It depends on the level…

— Robert Greene

I just do what I want to do without hurting other people and you know, I wish other people would do the…

— Robert Greene

The moment people feel they know what to expect from you, your spell on them is broken. More: You have ceded them…

— Robert Greene

Once people are aware of your presence, and perhaps vaguely intrigued, you need to stir their interest before it settles on someone…

— Robert Greene

Plumbers can be masters, the guy who did my patio is a master, some people are masters at raising really great children.

— Robert Greene

Keep people off-balance and in the dark by never revealing the purpose behind your actions. If they have no clue what you…

— Robert Greene

People expect your behavior to conform to known patterns and conventions. Your task as a strategist is to upset their expectations.

— Robert Greene

It's fortunately a kind of society we live in where we can be diverse. People can take different paths and not feel…

— Robert Greene