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.
ROBERT GREENEWhat’s good for me is certainly not good for other people.
More Robert Greene Quotes
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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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Remember: 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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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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We must create our own world or we will die from inaction.
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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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When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are.
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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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People go into things for the wrong reasons.
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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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What’s good for me is certainly not good for other people.
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Nothing is given to you.
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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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Your unhappiness is a way of speaking to you, it’s telling you something isn’t right.
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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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