Playing with appearances and mastering the arts of deception are among the aesthetic pleasures of life. They are also key components in the acquisition of power.
Robert GreeneMistakes and failures are precisely your means of education. They tell you about your own inadequacies.
Robert GreeneNo moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.
Robert GreeneIf you're consumed only with the big dream, you're going to die because you won't be able to feed yourself or you're going to be losing your job, so you'll just be sitting in your room dreaming, but if you're only holding onto the crap jobs that keep you just above of the water you're going to be unhappy. You're going to be burnt out, washed out.
Robert Greene