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Quotes from Rules of the Game: The Style Diaries — Neil Strauss

born 1973 United States

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What most of us present to the world isn’t necessarily our true self: It’s a combination of years of bad habits and fear-based behavior.

Rules of the Game: The Style Diaries (2007)

The ignorant are not blissful; they are the butt of a joke they're not even aware of.

Rules of the Game: The Style Diaries (2007)

If you possess the ability to learn from your mistakes, then failure is literally impossible, because each rejection brings you closer to perfection.

Rules of the Game: The Style Diaries (2007)

I don’t see the dark side until I open my eyes.

Rules of the Game: The Style Diaries (2007)

The natural instincts of men seem to be to alternate between periods of love relationships and periods of hedonistic bachelorhood, with some traumatized kids thrown in as an evolutionary imperative.

Rules of the Game: The Style Diaries (2007)

A lot of people make the mistake of trying to defend principles in relationships. My goal is long-term happiness. And I make choices that aren’t going to undermine that goal.

Rules of the Game: The Style Diaries (2007)

Most guys who define themselves as "too nice" only behave nicely because they want everybody to like them and don’t want anyone to think badly of them. Don’t mistake being fearful and weak-minded for being nice.

Rules of the Game: The Style Diaries (2007)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Neil Strauss (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.