Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent — Robert Greene Friend Copy Share Image
If you're in business or politics, you need to have an intense understanding of what's going on around you. — Robert Greene Business Copy Share Image
Never take your position for granted and never let any favors you receive go to your head. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all. — Robert Greene Failure Copy Share Image
I exercise a lot and I love it. I'm fine. But you know, I'd like to be alive in ten years, that'd… — Robert Greene Alive Copy Share Image
The worst thing is to sit and whine and complain and obsess about money as if that were the only sign of… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“We force ourselves to step outside our inner chamber of habitual thoughts and connect to the world, to other people, to reality.” — 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… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Everyone assumes I practise all of my own laws but I don't. I think anybody who did would be a horrible ugly… — Robert Greene 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
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
“The fetish is an object that commands an emotional response and that makes us breathe life into it. Because it is an… — Robert Greene Emotional response Copy Share Image
I remember I was flying home to Los Angeles one day. I was talking to the woman next to me and the… — Robert Greene Day Copy Share Image
In the normal flow of a conversation, our attention is divided. We hear parts of what other people are saying, in order… — Robert Greene Attention 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
Transforming yourself into a deep listener will not only prove more amusing as you open your mind to their mind, but you… — 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
“LAW 25 Re-Create Yourself Do not accept the roles that society foists on you. Re-create yourself by forging a new identity, one… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
If you view everything through the lens of fear, then you tend to stay in retreat mode. You can just as easily… — Robert Greene Action Copy Share Image
“5. Move toward resistance and pain A. Bill Bradley (b. 1943) fell in love with the sport of basketball somewhere around the… — Robert Greene Basketball Copy Share Image
“What does it matter if another player, your friend or rival, intended good things and had only your interests at heart, if… — Robert Greene Friendship Copy Share Image
“Just imagine for a day that you do not know anything, that what you believe could be completely false. Let go of… — Robert Greene Faith Copy Share Image
“There are many paths to mastery, and if you are persistent you will certainly find one that suits you. But a key… — Robert Greene Joy Copy Share Image
Jay-Z is more naturally gifted. He didn't depend as much as 50 did on his personal story. Jay-Z has a great story,… — Robert Greene 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 cannot spend your life worrying about the petty feelings of others.” — Robert Greene Feelings Copy Share Image
In some ways, the documentary form is a kind of trap and so is societal norms. — Robert Greene Documentaries Copy Share Image
Weak character will neutralize all of the other possible good qualities a person might possess. — Robert Greene Character Copy Share Image
The moment people feel they know what to expect from you, your spell on them is broken. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Any titles, money, or privilege you inherit are actually hindrances. They delude you into believing you are owed respect. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“If, for example, you are miserly by nature, you will never go beyond a certain limit; only generous souls attain greatness.” — Robert Greene Nature Copy Share Image
Mastery is not a function of genius or talent. It is a function of time and intense focus applied to a particular… — Robert Greene Excellence Copy Share Image
