Robert Greene
Robert Greene
Robert Greenewas an English author popular in his day, and now best known for a posthumous pamphlet attributed to him, Greenes, Groats-worth of Witte, bought with a million of Repentance, widely believed to contain an attack on William Shakespeare. He is said to have been born in Norwich. He attended Cambridge, receiving a BA in 1580, and an M.A. in 1583 before moving to London, where he arguably became the first professional author in England. Greene was prolific and published...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth11 July 1558
Religion is the great balm of existence because it takes us outside ourselves, connects us to something larger
All masters want to appear more brilliant than other people.
Creative Endeavors are by their nature uncertain.
Still uncertain as to our identity, we think that what matters in the work world is gaining attention and making friends. And these misconceptions and naïveté are brutally exposed in the light of the real world.
If you're in your early twenties, don't put so much importance on the money, on the raise. Getting an extra thousand dollars a year is okay, but the real thing is the responsibility and the power and the experience that you're learning.
When the snipe and the mussel struggle, the fisherman gets the benefit. Ancient Chinese saying
Everything changes. This is the key to feeling powerful, but also to being creative in the world.
What will seduce a person is the effort we expend on their behalf, showing how much we care, how much they are worth. Leaving things to chance is a recipe for disaster, and reveals that we do not take love and romance very seriously.
When it comes to mastering a skill, time is the magic ingredient.
Real action and true helpfulness are perhaps the ultimate charm.
Thy breath is like the steame of apple-pyes.
When I think about the new film, I think I can do whatever I want with fiction, but the more documentary it is, the better it will be because that's what I'm good at. I'm good at observing people's behavior and putting these unspoken things into movie contexts in ways that other people can sometimes miss.
Fear creates its own self-fulfilling dynamic- as people give into it, they lose energy and momentum. Their lack of confidence translates into inaction that lowers confidence levels even further, on and on.
I know My God commands, whose power no power resists.