Grand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead. Focus on your ultimate goal and plot to reach it.
ROBERT GREENEKeep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent
More Robert Greene Quotes
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You cannot make anything worthwhile in this world unless you have first developed and transformed yourself.
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No moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.
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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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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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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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Be as fluid as water, do not give your enemies anything solid to attack.
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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 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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For the future, the motto is, “No days unalert.”
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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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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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Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter.
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Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies.
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If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.
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