In the past, Being able to follow what you're naturally "should" be good at was limited to a very few people in… — 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
When it comes to fertility, there are so may things that have to go right. In any one individual, there might be… — 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
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
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
In a society where the roles everyone plays are obvious, the refusal to conform to any standard will excite interest. Be both… — 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
When you have any kind of success in life, that's like the most dangerous moment that you're in because you're going to… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
As a writer you know you don't have to deal with a lot of the crap that most people deal with, the… — 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
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
Everybody in life is struggling for power, and some people use morality and righteousness as a weapon, while others use different means,… — 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
I find the training of the mind that Zen puts people through is by far to me, the most interesting, one of… — 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
Power works best when it is indirect - never coercing people; instead, getting them to voluntarily align with your interests. — 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
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
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
Practically every profession has a really political environment. I think the world has become more competitive. There are so many people in… — 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
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
Remember that the essence of authority is that people willingly follow your lead. — 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