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.
ROBERT GREENEPeople go into things for the wrong reasons.
More Robert Greene Quotes
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Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself.
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Be brutal with the past, especially your own, and have no respect for the philosophies that are foisted on you from outside.
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The human tongue is a beast that few can master.
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If you are worried about what others might think and about how your position in the group might be jeopardized, then you will never really create anything.
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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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Win through your actions, never through argument.
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Hasty climbers have sudden falls.
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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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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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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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For the future, the motto is, “No days unalert.”
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When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are.
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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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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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If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.
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