Example Quotes by Robert Greene

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

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

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

— Robert Greene

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

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

— Robert Greene

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

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

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

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

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

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

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