People have more freedom to bring more of their personal qualities into the role they play once they have established themselves and their competence is no longer in question. But this is always within limits. Robert Greene Read Quote
Understand: any phenomenon in the world is by nature complex. The people you deal with are equally complex. Any action sets off a limitless chain of reactions. It is never so simple as A leads to B. B will lead to C, D and beyond. Robert Greene Read Quote
In the world today many people rightfully feel entitled to have success and the good things in life, but they usually understand it will require sacrifice and hard work. Robert Greene Read Quote
As social animals we humans are very sensitive to our rank and position within any group. We can measure our status by the attention and respect we receive. Robert Greene Read Quote
In any court-like environment of power, you will inevitably find people who are drawn to those who are successful or powerful, not out of admiration, but out of secret envy. Robert Greene Read Quote
In the normal flow of a conversation, our attention is divided. We hear parts of what other people are saying, in order to follow and keep the conversation going. At the same time, we’re planning what we’ll say next, some exciting story of our own. Robert Greene Read Quote
To hold an idea and convince ourselves we arrived at it rationally, we go in search of evidence to support our view. Robert Greene Read Quote
Passive aggressors who are adept at this will have trained themselves to remain calm, while you get irritated and emotional. Robert Greene Read Quote
Compared to other animals, we humans enter the world remarkably weak and helpless. We remain relatively weak for many years before we can truly operate on our own. Robert Greene Read Quote
We humans for millions of years were nomadic. We associated freedom and well-being with the ability to move into open spaces, to find places more suited to hunting. Robert Greene Read Quote
