When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.
ROBERT GREENERemember: 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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True genius, in strategy or anywhere, lies in self-control, self-mastery, presence of mind, fluidity of thought.
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What’s good for me is certainly not good for other people.
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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 human tongue is a beast that few can master.
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No moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.
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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.
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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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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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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 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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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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The world wants to assign you a role in life. And once you accept that role you are doomed.
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If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.
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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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