The things that transfixed you as a child, that you found most exciting was not a passing fancy, but a message about… — Robert Greene 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 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
“Do not fight them. Instead think of them the way you think of children, or pets, not important enough to affect your… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Understand: as children and young adults, we are taught to conform to certain codes of behavior and ways of doing things. We… — 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
Plumbers can be masters, the guy who did my patio is a master, some people are masters at raising really great children. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
You have a set of skills, a way of looking at the world, and often in childhood it was revealed to you… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“According to Freud (who was speaking from experience, since he was his mother’s darling), spoiled children have a confidence that stays with… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Everybody, to some extent, manipulates. Even children learn to cry when they want something. There are all kinds of subtle things we… — 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 Image
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 Image
You are facing death and danger and competition, but at any moment, you can decide to have a fearless mindset. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
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 Image
Evil or manipulative people don't need a book, they just do it anyway. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
