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 GREENENo moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.
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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It is in fact the height of selfishness to merely consume what others create and to retreat into a shell of limited goals and immediate pleasures.
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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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The 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.
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Understand: A person of power instills a kind of fear by deliberately unsettling those around him to keep the initative on his side.
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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.
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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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For the future, the motto is, “No days unalert.”
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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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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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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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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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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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What’s good for me is certainly not good for other people.
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