Robert Greene on emotion
Robert Greene59 quotes“When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are.”
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Hasty climbers have sudden falls.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene 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.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene Become who you are by learning who you are.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene Mistakes and failures are precisely your means of education. They tell you about your own inadequacies.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene Life goes by very fast. And the worst thing in life that you can have is a job that you hate, that you have no energy in, that you’re not creative with and you’re not thinking of the future. To me, might as well be dead.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene A lot of, a big problems that people have nowadays is that they can’t stand moments of no stimulation in their life so they’re constantly lurking, looking for entertainment, video games.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene Only create associations with positive affinities. Make this a rule of life and you will benefit more than from all the therapy in the world.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene 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.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene If you’re really driven and you want something deep, hard enough in life, you’re going to get it.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene All the most successful people nowadays who are truly successful and innovative in their field are not people motivated by money.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene You cannot make anything worthwhile in this world unless you have first developed and transformed yourself.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene We must create our own world or we will die from inaction.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene The world wants to assign you a role in life. And once you accept that role you are doomed.
Robert GreeneRobert Greene Grand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead. Focus on your ultimate goal and plot to reach it.
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And that is how time heals, not by erasing but by blurring all the memories.
VesmirVesmir Let me follow my dream. Let me follow my queen.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander Be kind to yourself, the way you would be to someone you love.
Courtney PeppernellCourtney Peppernell We need to surrender ourselves to the water before we can climb the spiral ladder.
Nikol MejdnNikol Mejdn You gave me the courage to rise but my darling robin why did you fly leaving me behind these four walls all alone?
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett Giving up your dreams is easy, but ask yourself is it really easy to live without dreams?
Sania AbbasSania Abbas It’s funny how we say a person ‘made’ us when they actually broke us. Sort of like how I say ‘funny’ – but I actually mean sad.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki You can’t keep living backwards – Reminiscing on what was, And terrified to pursue What could be.
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No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.
Ansel AdamsAnsel Adams Some emotions don’t make a lot of noise. It’s hard to hear pride. Caring is real faint – like a heartbeat. And pure love – why, some days it’s so quiet, you don’t even know it’s there.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear – fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety.
H. L. MenckenH. L. Mencken As the fisherman depends upon the rivers, lakes and seas and the farmer upon the land for his existence, so does mankind in general depend upon the beauty of the world about him for his spiritual and emotional existence.
Ansel AdamsAnsel Adams Wonder and humility are wholesome emotions and they do not exist side by side with a lust for destruction.
Rachel CarsonRachel Carson A good leader maintains a balance between emotional drive and sound thinking.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie Sometimes I wanna drop a tear but no emotion from a king.
Lil WayneLil Wayne There is always something moving, brewing. There are ambitious people everywhere. Wicked people. The only thing to do is to deal with them with courage and decision. One must beware of uncertainty, weakness or conflicting emotions – they lead to defeat.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie
