What Robert Greene has said about Charisma

Greene argues Democrats fail by offering policy lists rather than a mythic, cross-party vision.

“what's the undoing of Democrats is they just give a laundry list of policies”

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Greene credits John F. Kennedy as the first president to use television powerfully to project charisma.

“Kennedy was the very first president who actually used the medium of the television in a very, very powerful way”

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Greene says his research found many charismatic people came from troubled childhoods.

“About a huge percentage of people that we would consider charismatic come from very troubled backgrounds”

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Greene identifies confidence as the most charismatic quality.

“Well, confidence is by far the most charismatic quality that you could have”

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