48 Laws of Power
A bestselling book by Robert Greene outlining 48 laws for acquiring and maintaining power, drawing on historical examples.
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1941 novel about ambition
Ryan sees 48 Laws as a guide to surviving power; What Makes Sammy Run? is its cautionary tale.
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Ryan sees 48 Laws as a guide to surviving power; What Makes Sammy Run? is its cautionary tale.
"Everyone who's trying to do anything that depends on other people, anyone whose job depends on the crowd, anyone whose job depends on the approval of a boss or banks or the media, you have to understand this book. And if you don't unders..."
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"Everyone who's trying to do anything that depends on other people, anyone whose job depends on the crowd, anyone whose job depends on the approval of a boss or banks or the media, you have to understand this book. And if you don't understand it, y..."
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"It's in The 48 Laws of Power. Always say less than necessary."
"It's almost like 48 Laws of Power, but there's certain books that become like hood classics that are the books that you wouldn't think, but they kind of lend themselves to hustler mentality."
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"I'm just going to read you from Robert Greene, who came on the podcast. Really interesting guy, wrote 48 Laws of Power. Law number 25: Recreate Yourself."
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"I wrote the 48 Laws of Power when I was 39 essentially and I'd been pretty much a loser up until then... I finally write this book. I get more money than I've ever seen in my entire life, right?"
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"So, I wrote the 48 Laws of Power when I was 39 essentially, and I'd been pretty much a loser up until then."
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