“If a person is successful, we imagine they are probably also ethical, ...” — Robert Greene Quote

“If a person is successful, we imagine they are probably also ethical, conscientious and deserving of their good fortune. This obscures the fact that many people who get ahead have done so by doing less than moral actions, which they cleverly disguise from view.”

“As social animals, we are extremely susceptible to the moods of other people. This gives us the power to subtly infuse into people the appropriate mood for influencing them.”

“When you get angry, your options narrow.”

“It was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had to stick to my guns.”

“I believe all conscientious actors feel the same way - that there is too much hurry-scurry in TV to permit a sufficient amount of rehearsal time.”

“Conscientious people like structure, so for them, a solution to immigration should be orderly, and a wall embodied that.”