Robert Greene

If you are new here, let me introduce myself. I am Robert Greene, the author of seven New York Times bestselling books, including The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, Mastery, The Laws of Human Nature, and, most recently, The Daily…

To negate the ego you must adopt a kind of humility toward knowledge.

Creating anything worthwhile is like a marathon, and you must train for it.

Use ego to your advantage.

Immersing yourself in details will combat the generalizing tendencies of the brain and bring you closer to reality.

Most people don’t have the patience to absorb their minds in the fine points and minutiae that are intrinsically part of their work. They are in a hurry to create effects and make a splash; they think in large brush strokes. Their work inevitably reveals their lack of attention…

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The more skills you learn, the richer the landscape of the brain. It’s up to you.

Transform yourself through your work. @simonsquibb

Petulance is not power, it is a sign of helplessness. People may temporarily be cowed by your tantrums, but in the end they lose respect for you. They also realize they can easily undermine a person with so little self-control.

The truth is that everything starts from the top. What determines your failure or success is your style of leadership and the chain of command that you design.

Every day you face battles—that is the reality for all creatures in their struggle to survive. But the greatest battle of all is with yourself—your weaknesses, your emotions, your lack of resolution in seeing things through to the end.

Life has more meaning in the face of Death.

Being attacked is a sign that you are important enough to be a target. You should relish the attention and the chance to prove yourself.

Our successes and failures in life can be traced to how well or how badly we deal with the inevitable conflicts that confront us in society.

When you have success, be extra wary. When you are angry, take no action. When you are fearful, know you are going to exaggerate the dangers you face.

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Your mind is weaker than your emotions. But you become aware of this weakness only in moments of adversity--precisely the time when You need strength. What best equips you to cope with the heat of battle is neither more knowledge nor more intellect. What makes your mind…

It is your own bad strategies, not the unfair opponent, that are to blame for your failures. You are responsible for the good and bad in your life.

There is too little mystery in the world; too many people say exactly what they feel or want.

Your fears are a kind of prison that confines you within a limited range of action. The less you fear, the more power you will have and the more fully you will live.