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
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
There are people that don't need to run towards adversity. They grew up in circumstances where it's forced upon them. Other people… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
A child wants things to be a certain way. When you get to be an adult, you just understand that some people… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Sadness of any sort is also seductive, particularly if it seems deep-rooted, even spiritual, rather than needy or pathetic—it makes people come… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I really do think you shoot for that beautiful experience of showing your movie in a crowd or room full of people,… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Our natural tendency is to project onto other people our own belief and value systems, in ways in which we are not… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
The big difference is, as a man, I can go to a bar at two in the morning and people will be… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
When I think about the new film, I think I can do whatever I want with fiction, but the more documentary it… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
A lot of the things that involve power on the highest levels sometimes involve the darker side of human psychology. People can… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
You're always feeling powerless in life. If you're in an abusive relationship or working for what we call a psychotic boss sometimes… — 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
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
Desire is both imitative (we like what others like) and competitive (we want to take away from others what they have). As… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
People around you, constantly under the pull of their emotions, change their ideas by the day or by the hour, depending on… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Understand: people will constantly attack you in life. One of their main weapons will be to instill in you doubts about yourself… — 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
Trouble can often be traced to a single strong individual — the stirrer, the arrogant underling, the poisoner of goodwill. If you… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I think I can do whatever I want with fiction, but the more documentary it is, the better it will be because… — 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
A lot of people in college go astray because they choose something that doesn't really, really connect to them. And if it… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
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
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
One person reads the book, and cannot help telling a friend. That is vastly superior to any kind of advertisement, or clever… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
It's good to have a brand that is consistent that people know about and trust. But it's also good to mix it… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Nobody that I know really likes the feeling of having no power and not being able to influence people. But most of… — 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
Most people have no sense of self-awareness. They're not aware of what they really want. They knew it when they were younger… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
As social animals, we are extremely susceptible to the moods of other people. This gives us the power to subtly infuse into… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Once people are aware of your presence, and perhaps vaguely intrigued, you need to stir their interest before it settles on someone… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
People expect your behavior to conform to known patterns and conventions. Your task as a strategist is to upset their expectations. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Keep people off-balance and in the dark by never revealing the purpose behind your actions. If they have no clue what you… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
When you understand the fear then you can begin to move past it. So when I hear the people say it's innate,… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
A lot of things in history are timing, and it's very peculiar because in retrospect things [and] people can look more brilliant… — 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
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
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