I just think there's something in the non-fiction form that allows you to see things clearly, if you're patient. — Robert Greene Fiction 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 Focus Copy Share Image
It was 1996 and I was at a crossroads in my career. I had been working in Hollywood as a writer and… — Robert Greene Book Copy Share Image
No one is really going to help you or give you direction. In fact, the odds are against you. — Robert Greene Facts 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 Assuming Copy Share Image
Remember that the essence of authority is that people willingly follow your lead. — Robert Greene Authority Copy Share Image
Sweet are the thoughts that savour of content, The quiet mind is richer than a crown... — Robert Greene Happiness Copy Share Image
Your work is the single greatest means at your disposal for expressing your social intelligence. — Robert Greene Intelligence 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
I'll probably take the prize for the most irrelevant degree. Although some of the things now where they study, you know: "post… — Robert Greene Degrees Copy Share Image
Remember: The best deceivers do everything they can to cloak their roguish qualities. They cultivate an air of honesty in one area… — Robert Greene Air Copy Share Image
A master performer like Bill Clinton never lost sight of the fact that as president he had to project confidence and power,… — Robert Greene Confidence 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
Your life must be a progression towards ownership - first mentally of your independence, and then physically of your work, owning what… — Robert Greene Freedom Copy Share Image
Actually learning ancient Greek was a brilliant practice of mine because you'd sit there and you'd read a sentence and sometimes it… — Robert Greene Ancient Copy Share Image
Do not accept the roles that society foists on you. Re-create yourself by forging a new identity, one that commands attention and… — Robert Greene Accepting 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 Choice Copy Share Image
If we experience any failures or setbacks, we do not forget them because they offend our self-esteem. Instead we reflect on them… — Robert Greene Esteem Copy Share Image
To Sun-tzu and the ancient Chinese, doing something extraordinary had little effect without a setup of something ordinary. You had to mix… — Robert Greene Expectations Copy Share Image
The world is full of people with different characters and temperaments. We all have a dark side, a tendency to manipulate, and… — Robert Greene Acting 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 Childhood Copy Share Image
I've always loved black culture; I don't know any other way to put it. Since I was a kid I loved music… — Robert Greene Black Copy Share Image
“12--Lose Battles, But Win The War: Grand Strategy Grand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead.… — Robert Greene Motivational Copy Share Image
With colleagues in the work environment, we fail to see the source of their envy or the reason for their manipulations; our… — Robert Greene Assumptions Copy Share Image
“If you have the kind of intelligence and instinct that will point you in the right direction, playing the rebel will not… — Robert Greene Experience Copy Share Image
