--- title: "4 Gifted Quotes By Robert Greene" description: "4 Gifted quotes by Robert Greene. Plus more from Robert Greene and more Gifted sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/robert-greene-498_be-honest-with-yours_everybody-knows-what-they-were-kind-of-d_33837.jpg" --- > [Everybody knows what they were kind of drawn towards or what they're gifted at and it's more of courage and looking at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/everybody-knows-what-they-were-kind-of-drawn-towards-or-what-they-re/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/robert-greene-498_be-honest-with-yours_everybody-knows-what-they-were-kind-of-d_33837.jpg) > [Do not envy those who seem to be naturally gifted; it is often a curse, as such types rarely learn the value…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/do-not-envy-those-who-seem-to-be-naturally-gifted-it-is-often-a-curse/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3b/robert-greene-498_curse_do-not-envy-those-who-seem-to-be-natural_214390.png) > [Jay-Z is more naturally gifted. He didn't depend as much as 50 did on his personal story. Jay-Z has a great story,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/jay-z-is-more-naturally-gifted-he-didn-t-depend-as-much-as-50-did-on/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6a/robert-greene-498_backgrounds_jay-z-is-more-naturally-gifted-he-didn-t_690317.png) > [“(The word “genius” comes from the Latin, and originally referred to a guardian spirit that watched over the birth of each person;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/the-word-genius-comes-from-the-latin-and-originally-referred-to-a/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8c/robert-greene-498_genius_the-word-genius-comes-from-the-latin-and_2237819.png) ## Other authors on Gifted ## More 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/the-whole-concept-of-stage-fright-is-fascinating-actors-get-stage/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/i-m-afraid-i-m-just-too-intense-to-have-soft-ideas-you-know-about/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-greene/) > [You are facing death and danger and competition, but at any moment, you can decide to have a fearless mindset.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/you-are-facing-death-and-danger-and-competition-but-at-any-moment-you/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/let-me-spell-it-out-with-the-psychotic-boss-nothing-you-do-is-ever/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-greene/) > [Evil or manipulative people don't need a book, they just do it anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/evil-or-manipulative-people-don-t-need-a-book-they-just-do-it-anyway/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/everybody-knows-what-they-were-kind-of-drawn-towards-or-what-they-re/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/remember-your-bosses-prefer-to-keep-you-in-dependent-positions-it-is/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/i-want-to-be-able-to-write-that-s-my-first-love-and-i-don-t-want-to/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/it-s-sometimes-hard-to-talk-about-politics-and-art-obviously-i-have/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/if-you-change-and-adapt-your-persona-you-are-seen-as-inauthentic-if/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/your-energy-your-spirit-are-important-considerations-feeling-petty/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/fear-creates-its-own-self-fulfilling-dynamic-as-people-give-into-it/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-greene/) > [What I like about the internet, what I see there is that its much more democratic. I have much more control, and if what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/what-i-like-about-the-internet-what-i-see-there-is-that-its-much-more/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-greene/) > [“It is hard for us to imagine now, but our earliest human ancestors who ventured out onto the grasslands of East Africa some six…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/it-is-hard-for-us-to-imagine-now-but-our-earliest-human-ancestors-who/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-greene/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/let-us-call-this-quality-the-original-mind-this-mind-looked-at-the/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-greene/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gifted/robert-greene/#itemlist", "name": "4 Gifted Quotes By Robert Greene", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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 saying, \"I'm going to try something and move back in that direction.\" So it's less of an intellectual problem and it's more of an emotional problem because as you get into your 30's and 40's you get addicted to a paycheck and a comfort and you delude yourself into thinking this is what my life is and you lack the guts to be honest with yourself and to make that change.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Greene" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/everybody-knows-what-they-were-kind-of-drawn-towards-or-what-they-re/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/robert-greene-498_be-honest-with-yours_everybody-knows-what-they-were-kind-of-d_33837.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/robert-greene-498_be-honest-with-yours_everybody-knows-what-they-were-kind-of-d_33837.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/robert-greene-498_be-honest-with-yours_everybody-knows-what-they-were-kind-of-d_33837.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Everybody knows what they were kind of drawn towards or what they're gifted at and it's more of courage and…” — Robert Greene", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Do not envy those who seem to be naturally gifted; it is often a curse, as such types rarely learn the value of diligence and focus, and they pay for this later in life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Greene" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/do-not-envy-those-who-seem-to-be-naturally-gifted-it-is-often-a-curse/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3b/robert-greene-498_curse_do-not-envy-those-who-seem-to-be-natural_214390.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3b/robert-greene-498_curse_do-not-envy-those-who-seem-to-be-natural_214390.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3b/robert-greene-498_curse_do-not-envy-those-who-seem-to-be-natural_214390.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Do not envy those who seem to be naturally gifted; it is often a curse, as such types rarely learn the value…” — Robert Greene", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Jay-Z is more naturally gifted. 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