As social animals we humans are very sensitive to our rank and position within any group. We can measure our status by… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
We humans for millions of years were nomadic. We associated freedom and well-being with the ability to move into open spaces, to… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
In the world today, we humans have become more self-absorbed, more tribal and tenacious in holding on to our narrow agendas; we… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“To the extent that we believe we can skip steps, avoid the process, magically gain power through political connections or easy formulas,… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
We humans are self-absorbed by nature, and spend most of our time focusing inwardly on our emotions, on our wounds, on our… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Compared to other animals, we humans enter the world remarkably weak and helpless. We remain relatively weak for many years before 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 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… — Robert Greene Copy Share
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
