Quotes About Manipulation

The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.

The 'Bachelor' producers have scripted and are responsible for certain events: the first moon landing, the end of the cold war, Astro-turf, and the Internet (sorry, Al Gore, it was us). But we are not responsible for, nor have we ever scripted, the ending of this show.

Life wasn't about freeing up human souls. It was about creating obedient slaves in the hierarchical construction of the society - with God at the top, then the king and then the father.

Liberty and equality are captivating sounds, but they often captivate to destroy.

I definitely have conned a lot of people in my day. I'm not proud of it; it sounds like I am, kind of, now that I'm saying it.

And we've become very doubtful of our information sources, because they're all controlled by these huge multilateral corporations.

All through the years of the Soviet empire, its Politburo held 'elections.' Of course, calling something an election and actually having it be an election are different things.

One of the obsessions that the Soviet Union and the Eastern European communist parties had was always controlling the message - all information that everybody gets has to be carefully controlled and monitored. Art was no exception.

Abraham Lincoln once noted that 'the ballot is stronger than the bullet.' Foreign adversaries, who can't match the military, economic or diplomatic power of the U.S., understand Lincoln's wisdom. They seek to sow chaos and confusion in our electoral process to gain an advantage over us.

Some people will only love you as much as they can use you. their loyalty ends where the benefits stop.

Some people will only love you as much as they can use you, their loyalty ends where the benefits cease.

For a control freak, love and the desire to control others are synonymous. Once they lose control over the object of their desire, hostility takes over in full force.

Nothing like a bit of flattery to grease the wheels.

Be careful. He uses that line on all the girls.

Why am I letting you comfort me?" He stared over her head. Because I've made sure you have no one else to turn to.

If a man could make the earth heaven to get you, could also make it hell for you if he couldn't get you.

He cared less, so they cared more. He said it was beautiful. I knew he was broken.This was his game.

I think it's hard for you to fall in love because you like control, and you can't control what another person does or feels, so you keep all your cards.

My weakness is that I care so much!!! She knew my weakness and USED ME as long as she wants!

The parents of politics are lack of control and seeking to control. The parents of leadership are influence and trust.

There comes a point when you win, and you can either soothe the loser into thinking there was something in it for them or kick them while they're down to make sure they know what just happened.

The more dysfunctional, the more some family members seek to control the behavior of others.

What luck, for governments, that the people are stupid!

Wall Street's favorite scam is pretending that luck is skill.