Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm and it will turn. — Robert Greene Courage Copy Share Image
News makes things black and white. Documentary filmmaking should do the opposite. — Robert Greene Black Copy Share Image
Remember that the essence of authority is that people willingly follow your lead. — Robert Greene Authority Copy Share Image
If you're only ten feet above, then you're better than when you're on the ground. — Robert Greene Feet Copy Share Image
When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all. — Robert Greene Failure Copy Share Image
For as one star another far exceeds, So souls in heaven are placed by their deeds. — Robert Greene Deeds Copy Share Image
A noble mind disdains to hide his head, And let his foes triumph in his overthrow. — Robert Greene Disdain Copy Share Image
The passive ironic attitude is not cool or romantic, but pathetic and destructive. — Robert Greene Attitude Copy Share Image
Playing with appearances and mastering the arts of deception are among the aesthetic pleasures of life. They are also key components in… — Robert Greene Acquisition Copy Share Image
My greatest wish is that a certain way of looking at the world, a way I show in all of my books,… — Robert Greene Book Copy Share Image
I'm the kind of person that wants to analyze and I think having a background in, strangely enough, in like literature and… — Robert Greene Analyzing Copy Share Image
Why regret anything? Where does it get you to regret anything you've ever done in your life? It gets you nowhere. It's… — Robert Greene Anything Copy Share Image
Ah were she pitiful as she is fair, Or but as mild as she is seeming so, Then were my hopes greater… — Robert Greene Despair Copy Share Image
“Instead of spending your time dreaming of your plan’s happy ending, you must work on calculating every possible permutation and pitfall that… — Robert Greene Happy ending Copy Share Image
An elusive, enigmatic aura will make people want to know more, drawing them into your circle. Create such a power by hinting… — Robert Greene Aura 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 Cannot Copy Share Image
The pyramid would start at the bottom: you don't know who you are or what you're intended to do in life. And… — Robert Greene Bottom Copy Share Image
I have an argument that to master any field, it's simple: it's a function of time. How much you devote yourself to… — Robert Greene Argument Copy Share Image
You want attention, you want to grab some of that airspace that exists out there in a world that's very difficult to… — Robert Greene Attention 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 Aggressive Copy Share Image
“The Shadow. It cannot be grasped. Chase your shadow and it will, flee; turn your back on it and it will follow… — Robert Greene Dark Copy Share Image
“Oysters open completely when the moon is full; and when the crab sees one it throws a piece of stone or seaweed… — Robert Greene Da Vinci 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 Belief 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 Complicated Copy Share Image
