“Do not wait for a coronation; the greatest emperors crown themselves.” — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
We are a social animal, power only exists in a social sense, we have to work in groups. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Remember that the essence of authority is that people willingly follow your lead. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
In any court-like environment of power, you will inevitably find people who are drawn to those who are successful or powerful, not… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
What matters in the Sun-tzu universe are not positions of strength and power, but situations in which you have options, full of… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
As social animals, we are extremely susceptible to the moods of other people. This gives us the power to subtly infuse into… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Power works best when it is indirect - never coercing people; instead, getting them to voluntarily align with your interests. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Playing with appearances and mastering the arts of deception are among the aesthetic pleasures of life. They are also key components in… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“Power is a game, and in games you do not judge your opponents by their intentions but by the effects of their… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
An elusive, enigmatic aura will make people want to know more, drawing them into your circle. Create such a power by hinting… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
When you raise your opinion of yourself and what you are capable of it has a decided influence on what you do. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Reputation is the cornerstone of power. Through reputation alone you can intimidate and win; once it slips, however, you are vulnerable, and… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Power is the measure of the degree of control you have over circumstances in your life and the actions of the people… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
A master performer like Bill Clinton never lost sight of the fact that as president he had to project confidence and power,… — 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
If you want to be powerful in life you have to enjoy the process. You have to get pleasure out of making… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Every couple of years when your book comes out then you have to go into these fights with the publisher and the… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“So much of power is not what you do but what you do not do—the rash and foolish actions that you refrain… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
If I could simplify the whole game of power and strategy in one equation, it would all hinge on the capacity to… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“We could express this power in the following way: Most of the time we live in an interior world of dreams, desires,… — 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
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
The key to power, then, is the ability to judge who is best able to further your interests in all situations. Keep… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
The moment people feel they know what to expect from you, your spell on them is broken. More: You have ceded them… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“...But the human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage, and if… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Understand: A person of power instills a kind of fear by deliberately unsettling those around him to keep the initative on his… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
The authority you establish must emerge naturally from your character, from the particular strengths you possess. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
To succeed in the game of power, you have to master your emotions. But even if you succeed in gaining such self-control,… — 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
