I find with most of my readers are kind of like me, sort of people who were a little bit naive in… — Robert Greene 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 Copy Share Image
Deceiving world, that with alluring toysHast made my life the subject of thy scorn,And scornest now to lend thy fading joys,T'outlength my… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Your life must be a progression towards ownership - first mentally of your independence, and then physically of your work, owning what… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
When there are no other options, people fight harder. If the choice is life or death they have nothing to lose. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Only create associations with positive affinities. Make this a rule of life and you will benefit more than from all the therapy… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
If you're really driven and you want something deep, hard enough in life, you're going to get it. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I am impressed when I go on the internet and see a lot of young people who've been influenced by the books,… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“We are all in search of feeling more connected to reality—to other people, the times we live in, the natural world, our… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
To not follow your passion in life is a recipe for failure and unhappiness. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“The problem with all students, he said, is that they inevitably stop somewhere. They hear an idea and they hold on to… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I have examples of people who find their way back later on in life, in their 30's, 40's, it can happen in… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
To be strategic in life is like any skill whether it's basketball or learning a language, it takes effort and practice and… — Robert Greene 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
If you want to be powerful in life you have to enjoy the process. You have to get pleasure out of making… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“You cannot spend your life worrying about the petty feelings of others.” — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Do not leave your reputation to chance or gossip; it is your life's artwork, and you must craft it, hone it, and… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Few are born bold. Even Napoleon had to cultivate the habit on the battlefield, where he knew it was a matter of… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Create a ladder of values and priorities in your life, reminding yourself of what really matters to you. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
If I could simplify the whole game of power and strategy in one equation, it would all hinge on the capacity to… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Ethics and power are separate. Ethics and morality. I think life would be miserable if there weren't some kind of code that… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Love is a lock that linketh noble minds, Faith is the key that shuts the spring of love. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
A person who is truly authentic doesn't need to play a role in life, we think, but can simply be him -… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“Our life inevitably involves obstacles, frustrations, pain, and separations. How we come to handle such moments in our early years plays a… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Religion is the great balm of existence because it takes us outside ourselves, connects us to something larger — 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
