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Robert Greene Quotes
Birthplace: | United Kingdom |
Educated At: | Corpus Christi College |
Nationality: | United Kingdom |
Occupations: | Playwright, Writer |
Total quotes: 71
Robert Greene
BirthnameBirthplace: United Kingdom
Educated At: Corpus Christi College
Nationality: United Kingdom
Occupations: Playwright, Writer
Total quotes: 71
“Make your masters appear more brilliant than they are and you will attain the heights of power.”
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Power
“Never assume that the person you are dealing with is weaker or less important than you are. Some people are slow to take offense, which may make you misjudge the thickness of their skin, and fail to worry about insulting them. But should you offend their honor and their pride, they will overwhelm you with a violence that seems sudden and extreme given their slowness to anger. If you want to turn people down, it is best to do so politely and respectfully, even if you feel their request is impudent or their offer ridiculous.”
Tagged:
life advice, strategy
“The key is that you must already have some deeply held values; that part cannot be faked, at least not without risking accusations of charlatanry that will destroy your charisma in the long run. The next step is to show, as simply and subtly as possible, that you live what you believe. Finally, the appearance of being mild and unassuming can eventually turn into charisma, as long as you seem completely comfortable with it.”
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Dating, Relationships
“These thoughts led me to the following conclusion: in so many ways, we create a self-fulfilling dynamic in our lives that tends to go in one of two directions. The first is determined by our overall sense of fear when confronting the world. This makes us value comfort and security above all else. We choose career paths or tasks that are easy and offer minimal resistance. we unconsciously set before ourselves certain limits and we do not wish to explore beyond them. These limits represent what we believe we are capable of, how far we can go. Keeping them narrow, we lower our chances of experiencing painful failure. We then shrink to the size of our small aspirations. We may not be consciously aware of this process, but it is affecting our levels of energy and focus, and our health. As we get older, our options tend to decrease–we fall behind the trends in our careers, we are replaced by people who are younger. We feel bitter, angry and frustrated, unaware of the extent to which our own fears have set up the self-fulfilling dynamic.”
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Obstacles
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