Robert Greene Quotes

You must always be prepared to place a bet on yourself, on your future, by heading in a direction that others seem to fear.

Never waste valuable time, or mental peace of mind, on the affairs of others—that is too high a price to pay.

True genius, in strategy or anywhere, lies in self-control, self-mastery, presence of mind, fluidity of thought.

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.

Mistakes and failures are precisely your means of education. They tell you about your own inadequacies.

Be Royal in your Own Fashion: Act like a King to be treated

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.

The world wants to assign you a role in life. And once you accept that role you are doomed.

Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies.

No moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.

Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm and it will turn.

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.

The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.

Boldness makes even the smallest animal dangerous

Win through your actions, never through argument.

Defeat Them in Detail: The Divide and Conquer Strategy. Look at the parts and determine how to control the individual parts, create dissension and leverage it.

Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself.

Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent

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.

Understand: A person of power instills a kind of fear by deliberately unsettling those around him to keep the initative on his side.

When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are.

Grand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead. Focus on your ultimate goal and plot to reach it.

You cannot make anything worthwhile in this world unless you have first developed and transformed yourself.

Your unhappiness is a way of speaking to you, it's telling you something isn't right.

I believe that everything happens for a reason, and what seems bad at first might in fact be something of a blessing.

All the most successful people nowadays who are truly successful and innovative in their field are not people motivated by money.

Become who you are by learning who you are.

Deception is a developed art of civilization and the most potent weapon in the game of power

The problem with human beings is that they can't sit alone in a room for more than an hour.

The truth is that creative activity is one that involves the entire self - our emotions, our levels of energy, our characters, and our minds.

I just do what I want to do without hurting other people and you know, I wish other people would do the same.

Ah Franion, treason is loved of many, but the Traitor hated of all: unjust offences may for a time escape without danger, but never without revenge.

Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter

Mastery is not a question of genetics of luck, but of following your natural inclinations and the deep desires that stirs you from within.

You have a set of skills, a way of looking at the world, and often in childhood it was revealed to you by things that you were just kind of naturally drawn to.

Real action and true helpfulness are perhaps the ultimate charm.

Be as fluid as water, do not give your enemies anything solid to atack

The moment people feel they know what to expect from you, your spell on them is broken.

Nothing is given to you.

Hasty climbers have sudden falls.

The human tongue is a beast that few can master.

Hip-hop, you can't really do that when you're in your 50s.

Any titles, money, or privilege you inherit are actually hindrances. They delude you into believing you are owed respect.

Be brutal with the past, especially your own, and have no respect for the philosophies that are foisted on you from outside.

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.

I've always loved black culture; I don't know any other way to put it. Since I was a kid I loved music and early jazz, Sly and the Family Stone.

We must create our own world or we will die from inaction

News makes things black and white. Documentary filmmaking should do the opposite.

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.

You are facing death and danger and competition, but at any moment, you can decide to have a fearless mindset.