What Robert Greene has said about Stroke
2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 11, 2026
Robert Greene, Elizabethan writer credited with the 'upstart crow' pamphlet, has been quoted on Stroke 2 times in 1 episode of My First Million, most recently on November 11, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Greene recounts that his then-girlfriend's quick 911 call during his stroke saved him from death or severe brain damage.
“If they had arrived 30 seconds later or a minute later, I'd either be dead or I'd have intense brain damage”
My First Million: Robert Greene almost died. Here’s what it taught him about living (Nov 11, 2026) · Listen from 25:29
Greene stresses that unlike some illnesses, stroke leaves permanent losses and should not be romanticized.
“With a stroke, you don't recover. You don't get back your leg. You can't hike. You can't walk. You can't swim”
My First Million: Robert Greene almost died. Here’s what it taught him about living (Nov 11, 2026) · Listen from 50:30
Episodes
Robert Greene almost died. Here’s what it taught him about livingMy First Million · Nov 11, 2026 · 1 h 22 min
Robert Greene tells Shaan Puri and Sam Parr about his new book The Law of the Sublime, his stroke, near-death experience, AI, power and charisma.
Robert Greene on other topics
- Finding one's passion · 5 quotes
- Charisma · 4 quotes
- The Law of the Sublime · 4 quotes
- Near-death experience · 3 quotes
- The 48 Laws of Power · 3 quotes
- Artificial intelligence · 3 quotes
- The sublime · 3 quotes
- Smartphone addiction · 2 quotes