50 is a great person. I was a little intimidated when I met him for the first time in 2006. I didn't know what to expect. It ended up we got along really well. That's why we decided to do a book together, The 50th Law of Power. Robert Greene More Quotes by Robert Greene More Quotes From Robert Greene 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. Robert Greene details defeat looks Animals behave in set patterns, which is why we are able to hunt and kill them. Only man has the capacity to consciously alter his behavior, to improvise and overcome the weight of routine and habit. Robert Greene overcoming animal men When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all. Robert Greene worst masters mistake The information walls are completely crumbling. Robert Greene crumbling wall information When you understand the fear then you can begin to move past it. So when I hear the people say it's innate, you can't learn it, I just want to hit them in the head. Robert Greene people past moving When you raise your opinion of yourself and what you are capable of it has a decided influence on what you do. Robert Greene raises influence opinion You're not going to be persistent and tenacious enough if you don't love what you're doing. If it's not something that excites you, that appeals to you deep down inside. Robert Greene persistent appeals enough Things like reading a book or learning a language, or taking a walk - they're not stimulating. Your mind has to sort of learn how to deal with that kind of stimulation on its own. So that's a very important form of adversity. Robert Greene adversity reading book There's no more of an excuse for blaming other people or the world for at least not trying what you should be trying. Robert Greene trying people world The pyramid would start at the bottom: you don't know who you are or what you're intended to do in life. And so, the X factor - the ingredient that will make you powerful, that will make you successful is your energy and drive and your tenacity. If you've got that, there's nothing in the world that's going to stop you. Robert Greene powerful pyramids successful The key to power, then, is the ability to judge who is best able to further your interests in all situations. Keep friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent. Robert Greene able keys judging We have consciousness and rational powers but unless you're willing to spend the time to gain control of yourself, gain control of your emotions, to think deeply about what you want in a year or two, or where you want your business to be, you're going to be swept away by every new event that occurs in the course of the day or the week and the small amount of time that you plan, that you address to conscious planning, is never enough to overcome the constant tide of emotions and new things happening. Robert Greene two years thinking The music business is just the worst as far as Machiavellian, sharky, evil games going on, as far as manipulation. Robert Greene manipulation evil games A few years ago, for my birthday, Sean Price Williams said, "I'll give you one free day of shooting." He shot Kati with an I and co-shot Fake It So Real. While we've always worked together, I didn't want him to do it for free, so he cashed in his birthday chip and came for this one day. Robert Greene real giving years Sadness of any sort is also seductive, particularly if it seems deep-rooted, even spiritual, rather than needy or pathetic—it makes people come to you. Robert Greene sadness spiritual people What's good for me is certainly not good for other people. Robert Greene people I find the training of the mind that Zen puts people through is by far to me, the most interesting, one of the most interesting disciplines. Robert Greene discipline people interesting If you love music and it requires hours of practice that can be boring, you can survive the boredom, you're not going to love it but you can survive the boredom because you're connected to something that excites you. Robert Greene boredom music-love practice If you're meant to do something like writing and you end up going into banking or finance, your going to be miserable. You're trying to fit something into a square peg and a round hole. It's just never going to work. Robert Greene squares writing trying It's okay to be lost in college. Robert Greene okay college lost
