Be brutal with the past, especially your own, and have no respect for the philosophies that are foisted on you from outside.
ROBERT GREENEBe as fluid as water, do not give your enemies anything solid to attack.
More Robert Greene Quotes
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Fear creates its own self-fulfilling dynamic- as people give into it, they lose energy and momentum. Their lack of confidence translates into inaction that lowers confidence levels even further, on and on.
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You’re not going to be persistent and tenacious enough if you don’t love what you’re doing. If it’s not something that excites you, that appeals to you deep down inside.
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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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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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Never whine, never complain, never try to justify 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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Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent
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When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are.
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We must create our own world or we will die from inaction.
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Your unhappiness is a way of speaking to you, it’s telling you something isn’t right.
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You cannot make anything worthwhile in this world unless you have first developed and transformed yourself.
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If you are worried about what others might think and about how your position in the group might be jeopardized, then you will never really create anything.
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The moment people feel they know what to expect from you, your spell on them is broken.
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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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No moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.
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