211 Quotes by Neil Strauss

That’s the inner me,” he admitted. “Inside I sometimes feel pathetic, awkward, and unloved.” “Even after all the confidence you acquired as a pickup artist, a husband, and a father?” “Well,” he said, opening the door to his car, “all you can do is put on an appearance of confidence sometimes. And after a while, others will start to believe it.” He grabbed the door handle to pull it closed. “And then you die.” Slam.

I discovered this when Cruise had his personal Scientology liaison bring a heavy red book to the table. He opened it to the Scientology code of honor, and we discussed it point by point – set a good example, fulfill your obligations, never need praise or approval or sympathy, don’t compromise your own reality. When.

I’ve seen rock stars agonize over the fact that another artist has far more Facebook ‘likes’ and Twitter followers than they do.

Men are not dogs. We merely think we are and, on occasion, act as if we are. But, by believing in our nobler nature, women have the amazing power to inspire us to live up to it. This is one reason why men tend to fear commitment – and sometimes, as in Mystery’s case, even rebel against it by endeavoring to bring out the worst in a woman.

NONVERSATION – noun: a conversation in which one person isn’t paying attention to what the other person is saying, generally due to lack of interest or being distracted.

In this life, we don’t meet many people who truly love us, who accept us for who we are, who put us before themselves.

You will speed up your growth by being selfish. So imagine that the people you’re looking at can actually take care of themselves. And if you ask for what you want and trust that the other person will say yes or no powerfully, it will make things very interesting.

That’s how hatred is created: two different groups, each insisting they’re on the moral high ground.

He was a flower that bloomed with attention – be it positive or negative – and wilted when ignored. Peacock theory wasn’t just to attract girls.