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“Nothing is stable in the realm of power, and even closest of friends can be transformed into the worst of enemies.”
― Robert Greene

“I shall see.”
― Louis XIV (King of France)

“In February 1720 an edict was published, which, instead of restoring the credit of the paper, as was intended, destroyed it irrecoverably, and drove the country to the very brink of revolution...”
― Charles MacKay, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols

“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
― Albert Einstein

“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
― Mark Twain

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”
― Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol

“Don't pay any attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches.”
― Andy Warhol

“People should fall in love with their eyes closed.”
― Andy Warhol

“When people are ready to, they change. They never do it before then, and sometimes they die before they get around to it. You can't make them change if they don't want to, just like when they do want to, you can't stop them.”
― Andy Warhol, Andy Warhol: In His Own Words

“Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, So what. That's one of my favorite things to say. So what.”
― Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol

“Art is what you can get away with.”
― Andy Warhol

“You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude
toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather
than allowing it to master you.”
― Brian Tracy

“Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others.
Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What's in it for me?”
― Brian Tracy

“Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.”
― Brian Tracy

“Attraction is not an option. ”
― Neil Strauss

“We have this idea that love is supposed to last forever. But love isn't like that. It's a free-flowing energy that comes and goes when it pleases. Sometimes, it stays for life; other times it stays for a second, a day, a month or a year. So don't fear love when it comes simply because it makes you vulnerable. But don't be surprised when it leaves either. Just be glad you had the opportunity to experience it.”
― Neil Strauss

“In life, people tend to wait for good things to come to them. And by waiting, they miss out. Usually, what you wish for doesn't fall in your lap; it falls somewhere nearby, and you have to recognize it, stand up, and put in the time and work it takes to get to it. This isn't because the universe is cruel. It's because the universe is smart. It has its own cat-string theory and knows we don't appreciate things that fall into our laps.”
― Neil Strauss, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists

“Your nervous system cannot tell the difference between an imagined experience and a ‘real’ experience.”
― Maxwell Maltz, Psycho-Cybernetics: A New Way to Get More Living Out of Life

“Times will change for the better when you change.”
― Maxwell Maltz

“If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone.”
― Maxwell Maltz

“We get stuck in old thought and behavior patterns that may have been effective when we were twelve months or twelve years old, but now only serve to hold us back. And, while those around us may have no problem correcting our minor flaws, they let the big ones slide, because it would mean attacking who we are.”
― Neil Strauss, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists

“I've never trusted collaborations, because most people in this world are not closers. They don't finish what they start; they don't live what they dream; they sabotage their own progress because they're afraid they won't find what they seek.”
― Neil Strauss, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists

“One of the things I'd learned ... was how to take a compliment. Just say, "Thank you." It's the only response a confident person can make.”
― Neil Strauss, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists

“there are only so many ways to get rejected or ignored. It doesn't hurt at all anymore because why should someone who's a complete stranger have any control over your sense of selfworth?”
― Neil Strauss, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists

“In fact, every woman I met seemed disposable and replaceable. I was experiencing seducer's paradox: The better a seducer I became, the less I loved women. Success was no longer defined by getting laid or finding a girlfriend, but by how well I performed.”
― Neil Strauss, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists

“One of the reasons I became a writer is that, unlike starting a band, directing movies, or acting in a theatrical production, you can do it alone. Your success and failure depend entirely on yourself.”
― Neil Strauss, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists

“I want to learn martial arts," he said docilely, "so when I want to kill
someone, I can do something about it.”
― Neil Strauss, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists

“After all, everyone's favorite subject is themselves.”
― Neil Strauss, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists