“A Prince asked the dying spanish statesman, "Does your Excellency forgive all your enemies?" "I do not have to forgive all my… — Robert Greene Death Copy Share Image
“When people choose between talk about the past and talk about the future, a pragmatic person will always opt for the future… — Robert Greene Forget the past 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 Fields 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
When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are. — Robert Greene Emotion Copy Share Image
The things that transfixed you as a child, that you found most exciting was not a passing fancy, but a message about… — Robert Greene Children Copy Share Image
We started filming [with Brandy Burre ]and didn't really know, at first, what we were doing. Eventually, the thing just grabbed a… — Robert Greene Brandy Copy Share Image
The key then to attaining this higher level of intelligence is to make our years of study qualitatively rich. We don't simply… — Robert Greene Education Copy Share Image
“...But the human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage, and if… — Robert Greene Power Copy Share Image
“Through continual exposure to people and by attempting to think inside of them we can gain an increasing sense of their perspective,… — Robert Greene Perspective Copy Share Image
Transforming yourself into a deep listener will not only prove more amusing as you open your mind to their mind, but you… — Robert Greene Deep Copy Share Image
Do not envy those who seem to be naturally gifted; it is often a curse, as such types rarely learn the value… — Robert Greene Curse Copy Share Image
I didn't like writing just articles and things. So then I wandered around. I tried my hand at film and television and… — Robert Greene Articles 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
What happens if you stick at something long enough, and study it for so long, you have a different kind of intelligence.… — Robert Greene Animal intelligence Copy Share Image
“True ownership can come only from within. It comes from a disdain for anything or anybody that impinges upon your mobility, from… — Robert Greene Education Copy Share Image
Religion humanizes this universe, makes us feel important and loved. We are not animals governed by uncontrollable drives, animals that die for… — Robert Greene Animal 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 Abusive Copy Share Image
“The most effective attitude to adopt is one of supreme acceptance. The world is full of people with different characters and temperaments.… — Robert Greene Acceptance of others Copy Share Image
Even as a child, Muhammad Ali got perverse pleasure out of being different. He liked the attention it got him, but most… — Robert Greene Attention 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 Control 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
Nobody that I know really likes the feeling of having no power and not being able to influence people. But most of… — Robert Greene Able Copy Share Image
“At your birth a seed is planted. That seed is your uniqueness. It wants to grow, transform itself, and flower to its… — Robert Greene Birth Copy Share Image