Understand: A person of power instills a kind of fear by deliberately unsettling those around him to keep the initative on his side.
ROBERT GREENELife goes by very fast. And the worst thing in life that you can have is a job that you hate, that you have no energy in, that you’re not creative with and you’re not thinking of the future. To me, might as well be dead.
More Robert Greene Quotes
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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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Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself.
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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.
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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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If you’re really driven and you want something deep, hard enough in life, you’re going to get it.
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Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent
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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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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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People go into things for the wrong reasons.
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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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Become who you are by learning who you are.
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When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are.
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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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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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No moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.
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