I find the training of the mind that Zen puts people through is by far to me, the most interesting, one of… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
A child wants things to be a certain way. When you get to be an adult, you just understand that some people… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Sadness of any sort is also seductive, particularly if it seems deep-rooted, even spiritual, rather than needy or pathetic—it makes people come… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
When you understand the fear then you can begin to move past it. So when I hear the people say it's innate,… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I like lecturing and going around the world and giving talks and I like doing consulting and helping people. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
When there are no other options, people fight harder. If the choice is life or death they have nothing to lose. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
A lot of things in history are timing, and it's very peculiar because in retrospect things [and] people can look more brilliant… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
We do not see people as they are, but as they appear to us. And these appearances are usually misleading. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Most people are passive aggressive in this world. I have the idea that the human being is born with a kind of… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I think what happened with Brandy [Burre]is what happens with a lot of people. You make these decisions for comfort and stability,… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
The key to success in any kind of start up is your level of persistence. It's not so much your intellect. The… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Often people become our friend or follower with an undercurrent of resentment in our having more success than they have. They secretly… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Fear creates its own self-fulfilling dynamic- as people give into it, they lose energy and momentum. Their lack of confidence translates into… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
When I think about the new film, I think I can do whatever I want with fiction, but the more documentary it… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
If you're just letting the time pass at your job, it's just dead time and you'll never get it back. If at… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
A lot of the things that involve power on the highest levels sometimes involve the darker side of human psychology. People can… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Trouble can often be traced to a single strong individual — the stirrer, the arrogant underling, the poisoner of goodwill. If you… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
In the past, Being able to follow what you're naturally "should" be good at was limited to a very few people in… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
If you're not careful people will judge you based on these appearances and they will pigeon hole you that this is the… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
One person reads the book, and cannot help telling a friend. That is vastly superior to any kind of advertisement, or clever… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
When you have any kind of success in life, that's like the most dangerous moment that you're in because you're going to… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Nobody that I know really likes the feeling of having no power and not being able to influence people. But most of… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Never assume that the person you are dealing with is weaker or less important than you are. Some people are slow to… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
If you make a show of going against the times, flaunting your unconventional ideas and unorthodox way, people will think that you… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Our natural tendency is to project onto other people our own belief and value systems, in ways in which we are not… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Practically every profession has a really political environment. I think the world has become more competitive. There are so many people in… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Desire is both imitative (we like what others like) and competitive (we want to take away from others what they have). As… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
As a writer you know you don't have to deal with a lot of the crap that most people deal with, the… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
People have more freedom to bring more of their personal qualities into the role they play once they have established themselves and… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
People who are reading my books, or who are thinking about it, have some general idea about the concept of strategy. They're… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
You can't disengage yourself from that game if you are completely unaware of what people out there might be doing, you're just… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
It is the fool who always rushes to take sides. Do not commit to any side or cause by yourself. By maintaining… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Most people are perpetually locked in the present. Their decisions are overly influenced by the most immediate event; they easily become emotional… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
People around you, constantly under the pull of their emotions, change their ideas by the day or by the hour, depending on… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I was a little worried that young people would think the only game was being political and manipulative when really the bigger… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I hate the way war is seen as something inherently brutal and ugly. Yes, much of war brings out the worst part… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Understand: people will constantly attack you in life. One of their main weapons will be to instill in you doubts about yourself… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
A lot of, a big problems that people have nowadays is that they can't stand moments of no stimulation in their life… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
People want to feel united, they want to have that religious sense they want to feel like at a rave 10,000 people… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Everybody in life is struggling for power, and some people use morality and righteousness as a weapon, while others use different means,… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
The whole concept of stage fright is fascinating. Actors get stage fright, but they wouldn't be on the stage in the first place if… — Robert Greene Copy Share
I'm afraid I'm just too intense to have soft ideas, you know, about what to read when you're trying to pass the time. — Robert Greene Copy Share
You are facing death and danger and competition, but at any moment, you can decide to have a fearless mindset. — Robert Greene Copy Share
Let me spell it out: with the psychotic boss, nothing you do is ever quite right. They set traps, asking you to do things,… — Robert Greene Copy Share
Everybody knows what they were kind of drawn towards or what they're gifted at and it's more of courage and looking at yourself and… — Robert Greene Copy Share
Remember: your bosses prefer to keep you in dependent positions. It is in their interest that you do not become self-reliant, and so they… — Robert Greene Copy Share
I want to be able to write, that's my first love and I don't want to deviate from it even though I probably could… — Robert Greene Copy Share
It's sometimes hard to talk about politics and art. Obviously, I have my core beliefs, but I think art is best when it's troublesome… — Robert Greene Copy Share
If you change and adapt your persona, you are seen as inauthentic; if you stay the angry young man, you fade from attention or… — Robert Greene Copy Share
Your energy, your spirit are important considerations. Feeling petty and frustrated can have reverberating consequences for your ability to think strategically and reach your… — Robert Greene Copy Share
Fear creates its own self-fulfilling dynamic- as people give into it, they lose energy and momentum. Their lack of confidence translates into inaction that… — Robert Greene Copy Share
What I like about the internet, what I see there is that its much more democratic. I have much more control, and if what… — Robert Greene Copy Share
“It is hard for us to imagine now, but our earliest human ancestors who ventured out onto the grasslands of East Africa some six… — Robert Greene Copy Share
“Let us call this quality the Original Mind. This mind looked at the world more directly—not through words and received ideas. It was flexible… — Robert Greene Copy Share
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![“I think what happened with Brandy [Burre]is what happens with a lot of people. You make these decisions for comfort and stability, and then eventually those same things that are comforting and stable end up putting walls around you that you didn't expect.” quote by Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f98/robert-greene-498_brandy_i-think-what-happened-with-brandy-burre_1630156.png)
![“I hate the way war is seen as something inherently brutal and ugly. Yes, much of war brings out the worst part of our [people's] nature. But in war, all kinds of noble human traits have been developed, such as discipline, cohesion, pride.” quote by Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/8ef/robert-greene-498_all-kinds_i-hate-the-way-war-is-seen-as-something_432311.png)
