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 GREENEGrand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead. Focus on your ultimate goal and plot to reach it.
More Robert Greene Quotes
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Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent
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Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter.
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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.
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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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People go into things for the wrong reasons.
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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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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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You cannot make anything worthwhile in this world unless you have first developed and transformed yourself.
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If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.
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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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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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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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There’s no more of an excuse for blaming other people or the world for at least not trying what you should be trying.
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All the most successful people nowadays who are truly successful and innovative in their field are not people motivated by money.
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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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