There's no more of an excuse for blaming other people or the world for at least not trying what you should be… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Many people have an intense feeling about what they're best at. Too often, they're driven away from it by other people. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
The moment people feel they know what to expect from you, your spell on them is broken. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Your ability to work with people directly affects your ability to get work done in the world. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Evil or manipulative people don't need a book, they just do it anyway. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I just do what I want to do without hurting other people and you know, I wish other people would do the… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
On a career level, I always advise people to look ahead and be open to changes in direction. That job that seems… — 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
Few are drawn to the person whom others avoid and neglect; people gather around those who have already attracted interest. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
All the most successful people nowadays who are truly successful and innovative in their field are not people motivated by money. — 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
Fear creates its own self-fulfilling dynamic- as people give into it, they lose energy and momentum. Their lack of confidence translates into… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Obviously there's Netflix, iTunes, and Amazon and all these other outlets. Fake It So Real is now on Fandor, and I think… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Some people are a little bit better than others, some people are great, some people are superior. It depends on the level… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Understand: you are one of a kind. Your character traits are a kind of chemical mix that will never be repeated in… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Most people are passive aggressive in this world. I have the idea that the human being is born with a kind of… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I think what happened with Brandy [Burre]is what happens with a lot of people. You make these decisions for comfort and stability,… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Nobody is born without fear. We are all born into this world screaming and crying, a bloody mess. We're afraid of failing.… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
There is something I call social intelligence. You can do a lot in life on your own and you can do all… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
If marriage isn't something for me, but I like living with someone or being committed, I can choose this other path as… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
The key to success in any kind of start up is your level of persistence. It's not so much your intellect. The… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Often people become our friend or follower with an undercurrent of resentment in our having more success than they have. They secretly… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
There's spatial intelligence. they're, which end up being, people going into math or music. there's mechanical where you work well with your… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
When people are too present, too familiar or too in our face, something happens to us psychologically. We begin to tune them… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Never assume that the person you are dealing with is weaker or less important than you are. Some people are slow to… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I like lecturing and going around the world and giving talks and I like doing consulting and helping people. — 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
Remember that the essence of authority is that people willingly follow your lead. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
We do not see people as they are, but as they appear to us. And these appearances are usually misleading. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Power works best when it is indirect - never coercing people; instead, getting them to voluntarily align with your interests. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
If you're just letting the time pass at your job, it's just dead time and you'll never get it back. If at… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
You can't disengage yourself from that game if you are completely unaware of what people out there might be doing, you're just… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
People have more freedom to bring more of their personal qualities into the role they play once they have established themselves and… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
People who are reading my books, or who are thinking about it, have some general idea about the concept of strategy. They're… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
The moment people feel they know what to expect from you, your spell on them is broken. More: You have ceded them… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I hate the way war is seen as something inherently brutal and ugly. Yes, much of war brings out the worst part… — 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
It's fortunately a kind of society we live in where we can be diverse. People can take different paths and not feel… — 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
![“I think what happened with Brandy [Burre]is what happens with a lot of people. You make these decisions for comfort and stability, and then eventually those same things that are comforting and stable end up putting walls around you that you didn't expect.” quote by Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f98/robert-greene-498_brandy_i-think-what-happened-with-brandy-burre_1630156.jpg)
![“I hate the way war is seen as something inherently brutal and ugly. Yes, much of war brings out the worst part of our [people's] nature. But in war, all kinds of noble human traits have been developed, such as discipline, cohesion, pride.” quote by Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8ef/robert-greene-498_all-kinds_i-hate-the-way-war-is-seen-as-something_432311.jpg)
