Actually, your past successes are your biggest obstacle: every battle, every war, is different, and you cannot assume that what worked before will work today.
ROBERT GREENEThe worst thing is to sit and whine and complain and obsess about money as if that were the only sign of your worth as a human.
More Robert Greene Quotes
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When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.
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What’s good for me is certainly not good for other people.
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I just do what I want to do without hurting other people and you know, I wish other people would do the same.
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Mastery is not a function of genius or talent. It is a function of time and intense focus applied to a particular field of knowledge.
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You cannot make anything worthwhile in this world unless you have first developed and transformed yourself.
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The truth is that creative activity is one that involves the entire self – our emotions, our levels of energy, our characters, and our minds.
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Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter.
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The problem with human beings is that they can’t sit alone in a room for more than an hour.
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Boldness makes even the smallest animal dangerous.
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When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are.
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I just know who I am and what’s comfortable for me and I don’t personally do things in life because others do it or because that’s what society tells me I should do.
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When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir all kinds of resentment, envy, and other manifestations of insecurity, you cannot spend your life worrying about the petty feelings of others
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Do not leave your reputation to chance or gossip; it is your life’s artwork, and you must craft it, hone it, and display it with the care of an artist.
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Never waste valuable time, or mental peace of mind, on the affairs of others – that is too high a price to pay.
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There’s no more of an excuse for blaming other people or the world for at least not trying what you should be trying.
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