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 GREENEMany a serious thinker has been produced in prisons, where we have nothing to do but think.
More Robert Greene Quotes
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You cannot make anything worthwhile in this world unless you have first developed and transformed yourself.
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Remember: The best deceivers do everything they can to cloak their roguish qualities. They cultivate an air of honesty in one area to disguise their dishonesty in others. Honesty is merely another decoy in their arsenal of weapons.
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Hasty climbers have sudden falls.
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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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You must always be prepared to place a bet on yourself, on your future, by heading in a direction that others seem to fear.
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Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself.
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We must create our own world or we will die from inaction.
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Mastery is not a question of genetics of luck, but of following your natural inclinations and the deep desires that stirs you from within.
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Some people are a little bit better than others, some people are great, some people are superior. It depends on the level of effort.
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Nothing is given to you.
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Be as fluid as water, do not give your enemies anything solid to attack.
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The world wants to assign you a role in life. And once you accept that role you are doomed.
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Nothing is stable in the realm of power, and even closest of friends can be transformed into the worst of enemies.
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I believe that everything happens for a reason, and what seems bad at first might in fact be something of a blessing.
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For the future, the motto is, “No days unalert.”
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