Book Quotes by Robert Greene

16 Book quotes by Robert Greene

Greene’s take on books reads like a masterclass in applied wisdom. Sixteen quotes distill his belief that reading is a tool for power, influence, and personal mastery.

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

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My greatest wish is that a certain way of looking at the world, a way I show in all of my books,…

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The ideas get under your skin. I am honored and deeply excited by the thought that the next generation of writers, or…

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

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I often daydream about the future, thinking of the world in 100, 200 years, imagining what it looks like, feels like. I…

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50 is a great person. I was a little intimidated when I met him for the first time in 2006. I didn't…

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People who are reading my books, or who are thinking about it, have some general idea about the concept of strategy. They're…

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As a writer you know you don't have to deal with a lot of the crap that most people deal with, the…

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It was 1996 and I was at a crossroads in my career. I had been working in Hollywood as a writer and…

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Early on in life I knew that I was a writer, that I just wanted to write, I love books, I love…

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One person reads the book, and cannot help telling a friend. That is vastly superior to any kind of advertisement, or clever…

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I find with most of my readers are kind of like me, sort of people who were a little bit naive in…

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Every couple of years when your book comes out then you have to go into these fights with the publisher and the…

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The problem is the book business is changing so we're in a difficult moment now and if the business model is changing,…

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Things like reading a book or learning a language, or taking a walk - they're not stimulating. Your mind has to sort…

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When I was researching my book 'The 33 Strategies of War', I studied Napoleon extensively and I found myself wanting to ask…

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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…

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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.

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You are facing death and danger and competition, but at any moment, you can decide to have a fearless mindset.

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Let me spell it out: with the psychotic boss, nothing you do is ever quite right. They set traps, asking you to do things,…

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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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If you change and adapt your persona, you are seen as inauthentic; if you stay the angry young man, you fade from attention or…

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Your energy, your spirit are important considerations. Feeling petty and frustrated can have reverberating consequences for your ability to think strategically and reach your…

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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…

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