“Ideas as things to play with; if you hold onto them for too long, they become something dead...connecting to the world is more important than holding onto your ego” IdeasThoughtsBeliefs Book:The Laws of Human Nature Source: The Laws of Human Nature
“Events in life mean nothing if you do not reflect on them in a deep way, and ideas from books are pointless if they have no application to life as you live it.” LifeIdeasMotivationalReading Book:The 33 Strategies Of War Source: The 33 Strategies Of War
“You could have a lot of money at your fingertips, the finest education and intellectual knowledge, but if you are governed by fear none of that will matter. You will remain tied to dead ideas and stale strategies. You will not be able to adapt. You will lose what you have.” IfsIdeasMatterAbleLosesIntellectualStrategyTiedLots Of MoneyFinestStaleFingertipsFear None Author:Robert Greene
“Most people are passive aggressive in this world. I have the idea that the human being is born with a kind of reservoir of aggression. We are inherently somewhat aggressive creatures and we either channel that in direct ways or we channel it in indirect ways and become passive aggressive.” PeopleWorldWayHumansKindIdeasBornHuman BeingsThis WorldCreaturesDirectAggressiveAggressionPassiveIndirectReservoirsPassive Aggressive Author:Robert Greene
“I was working on other things and I wanted to make a film, and I had some ideas brewing in my head. Brandy's [ Burre] circumstance was such that I didn't really know what was going to happen. That was obviously a surprise, but I knew she was in her mid-to-late thirties and she was starting to really think about her life in a way that really appealed to me, appealed to the women that I know in my life.” ThinkingKnowsWayIdeasHappensWantedFilmCircumstancesLateSurpriseStartingBrewingBrandy Author:Robert Greene
“There's a real tension between it being a collaborative art process, which is almost like performance art of yourself, and, as we talk about the movie, it's kind of a mix between melodrama and cinéma vérité. This involves ideas about playing the role of yourself and the movie of your life and all these other things.” KindArtIdeasRealProcessRolesPerformancesTensionMelodramaPerformance Art Author:Robert Greene
“The ideas get under your skin. I am honored and deeply excited by the thought that the next generation of writers, or whomever, are influenced by these books.” BookIdeasNextGenerationsSkinsExcitedHonoredNext Generation Author:Robert Greene
“Nobody that I know really likes the feeling of having no power and not being able to influence people. But most of us aren't too conscious of what we are trying to do and get that control and that power so people end up sort of playing all kinds of unconscious manipulative games or they're sort of half aware, they have an idea of a strategy or goal they want to use and they think about it. But then in the heat of the moment, it kind of all flies out the window.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantTryingKindIdeasEndsMomentsUseFeelingsAbleGamesGoalHalfInfluenceConsciousWindowStrategyLikesAll KindsHeatUnconsciousManipulativeInfluencing PeopleHeat Of The Moment Author:Robert Greene
“People who are reading my books, or who are thinking about it, have some general idea about the concept of strategy. They're better off than somebody that has none. So I would never say it's useless.” PeopleThinkingBookIdeasReadingConceptsStrategyUselessBetter Off Author:Robert Greene
“It's okay to be kind of looking for what you want and trying out all kinds of different ideas and different course work, etc.” WantTryingKindIdeasDifferentCoursesOkayWhat You WantAll KindsEtcBe KindDifferent Ideas Author:Robert Greene
“As most people when I entered the work world, suddenly people are playing games, being manipulative, being a little bit nasty, you get tricked or you're kind of naive and you do something and people come steal your idea.” PeopleWorldKindLittlesIdeasGamesBitsLittle BitStealingNastyNaivePlaying GamesManipulative Author:Robert Greene
“I'm afraid I'm just too intense to have soft ideas, you know, about what to read when you're trying to pass the time.” KnowsTryingIdeasIntense Author:Robert Greene
“The idea of social performance, that we're always performing identities, is something I got fairly obsessed with. I think it's probably because I am a person who went to 15 different elementary and middle schools. I moved all the time, often having to run out in the middle of the night because my mom couldn't pay the bills. There were schools where I'd be the poor loser kid. There were schools where I'd suddenly be the smart kid or the cool kid, although that was very seldom.” ThinkingPersonsIdeasDifferentRunningKidsSchoolNightSocialPoorPayMiddleIdentityMomSmartPerformancesBillsMovedMy MomPerformingObsessedLoserMiddle Of The NightMiddle SchoolCool KidSmart Kid Author:Robert Greene
“Think of it this way: There are two kinds of failure. The first comes from never trying out your ideas because you are afraid, or because you are waiting for the perfect time. This kind of failure you can never learn from, and such timidity will destroy you. The second kind comes from a bold and venturesome spirit. If you fail in this way, the hit that you take to your reputation is greatly outweighed by what you learn. Repeated failure will toughen your spirit and show you with absolute clarity how things must be done.” IfsThinkingWayTryingFirstsKindTwoIdeasDoneShowsSpiritWaitingPerfectFailingAbsolutesReputationClarityTimidityRepeated Failure Author:Robert Greene
“People around you, constantly under the pull of their emotions, change their ideas by the day or by the hour, depending on their mood. You must never assume that what people say or do in a particular moment is a statement of their permanent desires.” PeopleIdeasMomentsDesireHoursEmotionParticularAssumingMoodStatementsPermanentNever Assume Book:Mastery Source: Mastery
“Understand: you are one of a kind. Your character traits are a kind of chemical mix that will never be repeated in history. There are ideas unique to you, a specific rhythm and perspective that are your strengths, not your weaknesses. You must not be afraid of your uniqueness and you must care less and less what people think of you.” PeopleThinkingKindIdeasCharacterCarePerspectiveUniqueWeaknessRhythmChemicalsTraitsUniquenessThink Of YouOne Of A KindCharacter Trait Author:Robert Greene
“If you make a show of going against the times, flaunting your unconventional ideas and unorthodox way, people will think that you only want attention and that you look down upon them.They will find away to punish you for making them feel inferior. It is far safer to blend in and nurture the common touch. Share your originality only with tolerant friends and those who are sure to appreciate your uniqueness.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayWantFeelsLooksIdeasShowsCommonAttentionShareAppreciateOriginalityUniquenessInferiorsNurtureUnconventionalAppreciate YouUnorthodoxFlaunting Author:Robert Greene
