The 50th Law ~ Robert Greene & 50 Cent

"Over time....The actual terrors that we faced began to lessen in intensity as we gained increasing control over our environment. But instead of our fears lessening as well, they began to multiply in number....It was as if the thousands of years of feeling fear in the face of nature could not go away - we had to find something at which to direct our anxiety, no matter how small or improbable."
The 50th Law (Introduction: The Fearful Attitude - The Fearless Type)

"What excites me about America is its social mobility, people continually rising from the bottom to the top and altering the culture in the process. On another level, however, we remain a nation that lives in social ghettos....people like to associate with those of their kind. If we leave these narrow worlds, it is usually as an observer or tourist of another way of life."
(Forward)

"In the beginning, fear was a basic, simple emotion for the human animal."
(Introduction: The Fearful Attitude)

"Fear is an emotion we find hard to resist or control."
(Introduction: The Fearful Attitude)

"Fear creates its own self-fulfilling dynamic - as people give in to it, they lose energy and momentum. Their lack of confidence translates into inaction that lowers confidence levels even further...."
(Introduction: The Fearful Attitude)

"Abraham Lincoln trusted generals like Ulysses S. Grant, who was an alcoholic and a social misfit....
He was a keen observer of human nature and stuck with Grant because he saw him as the only general capable of effective action.....
The genius of Lincoln was his ability to focus intensely on reality and see things for what
they are. He was a living testament to the power of realism."
(Ch. 1: See Things for What They Are-Intense Realism; "The Fearless Approach")

"50-Cent is a master player at power, a kind of hip-hop Napoleon Bonaparte."
(Introduction by Robert Greene)

"Fear is not designed (to make us) feel that we are fragile creatures in an environment full of danger....It’s function is to stimulate powerful physical responses, allowing an animal to retreat in time. After the event, it is supposed to go away. An animal that cannot let go of its fears once the threat is gone will find it hard to eat and sleep."
(Introduction by Robert Greene)