“If you allow yourself to learn who you really are by paying attention to that voice and force within you, then you… — Robert Greene Identity Copy Share Image
The real poetry and beauty in life comes from an intense relationship with reality in all its aspects. Realism is in fact… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I went to an extreme for literary purposes because I felt all the self-help books out there were so gooey and Pollyanna-ish… — Robert Greene Angry Copy Share Image
I have sort of issues with my claustrophobia where being on an airplane or if I force myself, to put myself in… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“In the future, the great division will be between those who have trained themselves to handle these complexities and those who are… — Robert Greene Complexity Copy Share Image
When someone is not there all the time it gives us space to think about them. Your job in influence and persuasion… — Robert Greene Giving 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 Attention 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
“Animals are locked in a perpetual present. They can learn from recent events, but they are easily distracted by what is in… — Robert Greene Animal Copy Share Image
I don't know that Brandy [Burre] would ever categorize herself as being trapped, but I felt like I saw her being trapped.… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
We're selfish to some degree, that's not a criticism and it doesn't mean that we are all narcissists. But in any situation… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Do not accept the roles that society foists on you. Re-create yourself by forging a new identity, one that commands attention and… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
In a society where the roles everyone plays are obvious, the refusal to conform to any standard will excite interest. Be both… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
There is almost a touch of condescension in the act of hiring friends that secretly afflicts them. The injury will come out… — Robert Greene Condescension Copy Share Image
If you're consumed only with the big dream, you're going to die because you won't be able to feed yourself or you're… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
The idea of social performance, that we're always performing identities, is something I got fairly obsessed with. I think it's probably because… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Mastery, I learned, was not something genetic, or for a lucky few. It is something we can all attain if get rid… — Robert Greene Clarity Copy Share Image
I had noticed that many of these successful people, historical and contemporary, shared certain common traits. They had a way of thinking… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
You have the power to think differently about who you are. You have the ability to turn off the critical voice inside… — Robert Greene Ability Copy Share Image
I'll probably take the prize for the most irrelevant degree. Although some of the things now where they study, you know: "post… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Still uncertain as to our identity, we think that what matters in the work world is gaining attention and making friends. And… — Robert Greene Attention 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 Book Copy Share Image
Remember: The best deceivers do everything they can to cloak their roguish qualities. They cultivate an air of honesty in one area… — 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 Acquisition Copy Share Image
I want my movies to play in movie theaters. While festivals can fulfill a part of that, there's nothing like getting a… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
No one's really taking it seriously enough, being more kind of careful and cautious in planning your life out and trying to… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“In following your inclinations and moving toward mastery, you make a great contribution to society, enriching it with discoveries and insights, and… — Robert Greene Diversity Copy Share Image
There are things that you study, classes you've taken, activities you've done that feel right, that feel like they're in your power… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
There is a tremendous problem in modern culture. We have become used to everything coming to us with tremendous speed and ease.… — Robert Greene Culture 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 Confidence 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 Alive Copy Share Image
Transforming yourself into a deep listener will not only prove more amusing as you open your mind to their mind, but you… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
In the normal flow of a conversation, our attention is divided. We hear parts of what other people are saying, in order… — Robert Greene Attention 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 Aura Copy Share Image
I remember I was flying home to Los Angeles one day. I was talking to the woman next to me and the… — Robert Greene Day Copy Share Image
“The fetish is an object that commands an emotional response and that makes us breathe life into it. Because it is an… — Robert Greene Emotional response Copy Share Image
Even as a child, Muhammad Ali got perverse pleasure out of being different. He liked the attention it got him, but most… — Robert Greene Attention Copy Share Image
There are people that don't need to run towards adversity. They grew up in circumstances where it's forced upon them. Other people… — Robert Greene Adversity Copy Share Image
In the world today many people rightfully feel entitled to have success and the good things in life, but they usually understand… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I'm okay for things like theater and stuff but for film, I just didn't think in the right way and I didn't… — Robert Greene Business Copy Share Image
![“I don't know that Brandy [Burre] would ever categorize herself as being trapped, but I felt like I saw her being trapped. When she's cleaning the room and she puts the labels on the toys, that was something that my wife, who's also friends with Brandy, was very adamant that we try to capture. My…” quote by Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/222/robert-greene-498_adamant_i-don-t-know-that-brandy-burre-would-eve_70659.jpg)
