“If everything in a dream were realistic, it would have no power over us; if everything were unreal, we would feel less… — Robert Greene Dream 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 Atmosphere Copy Share Image
Mastery, I learned, was not something genetic, or for a lucky few. It is something we can all attain if get rid… — Robert Greene Clarity Copy Share Image
“In the future, the great division will be between those who have trained themselves to handle these complexities and those who are… — Robert Greene Complexity Copy Share Image
When someone is not there all the time it gives us space to think about them. Your job in influence and persuasion… — Robert Greene Giving 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 Attention 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 Disadvantage Copy Share Image
“You must understand the following: In order to master a field, you must love the subject and feel a profound connection to… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“We are all in search of feeling more connected to reality—to other people, the times we live in, the natural world, our… — Robert Greene Creative act 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
“A bold act requires a high degree of confidence. People who are the targets of an audacious act, or who witness it,… — Robert Greene Confidence Copy Share Image
“A natural response when people feel overwhelmed is to retreat into various forms of passivity. If we don’t try too much in… — Robert Greene Failure 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… — Robert Greene Be honest with yourself 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 Able Copy Share Image
“Most people don't have the patience to absorb their minds in the fine points and minutiae that are intrinsically part of their… — Robert Greene Artist Copy Share Image
“LAW 38 Think As You Like But Behave Like Others If you make a show of going against the times, flaunting your… — Robert Greene Behave 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
Along the way, a lot of filmmakers get rid of things that are messy or don't fit in some ways. To me,… — Robert Greene Demand 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 Freedom Copy Share Image
I have the point that everybody essentially have these unique set of DNA you have. There's something different about you genetically. You… — Robert Greene Combination Copy Share Image
Our levels of desire, patience, persistence, and confidence end up playing a much larger role in success than sheer reasoning powers. Feel… — Robert Greene Bored Copy Share Image
We humans for millions of years were nomadic. We associated freedom and well-being with the ability to move into open spaces, to… — Robert Greene Ability Copy Share Image
People who are reading my books, or who are thinking about it, have some general idea about the concept of strategy. They're… — Robert Greene Better off 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… — Robert Greene Actors Copy Share Image
I often daydream about the future, thinking of the world in 100, 200 years, imagining what it looks like, feels like. I… — Robert Greene Book Copy Share Image
We happen to live in an era that is incredibly wrapped up in notions of political correctness; everything is seen through the… — Robert Greene Another way Copy Share Image
Over the years I've met quite a few big rappers. Then it exploded with 50 Cent, and I did a book with… — Robert Greene 50 cent Copy Share Image
With such a deep rooted interest you can withstand the setbacks and failures, the days of drudgery, and the hard work that… — Robert Greene Action Copy Share Image
On woman Nature did bestow two eyes, Like Hemian's bright lamps, in matchless beauty shining, Whose beams do soonest captivate the wise… — Robert Greene Art 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 Assuming Copy Share Image
I hate the way war is seen as something inherently brutal and ugly. Yes, much of war brings out the worst part… — Robert Greene All kinds 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
Let me spell it out: with the psychotic boss, nothing you do is ever quite right. They set traps, asking you to… — Robert Greene Blame 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
“...But the human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage, and if… — Robert Greene Beast Copy Share Image
I don't want to promote paranoia. It's not like wow, everybody is after me. You know that's not going to be very… — Robert Greene Destroying 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
What will seduce a person is the effort we expend on their behalf, showing how much we care, how much they are… — Robert Greene Behalf Copy Share Image
Most of us enter adult life with great ambitions for how we will start our own ventures, but the harshness of life… — Robert Greene Adult 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… — Robert Greene Consequences Copy Share Image