Quotes About Intimidation

The men in the room suddenly realized that they did not want to know her better. She was beautiful, but she was beautiful in the way a forest fire was beautiful: something to be admired from a distance, not up close. And she held her sword, and she smiled like a knife.

You just put that sword away, sir, please, said the voice of Lance-Constable Vimes. You will not shoot me, you young idiot. That would be murder, said the captain calmly. Not where I'm aiming, sir.

The boldest of the three moved suddenly, grabbed Angua and pulled her upright. We walk out of here unharmed or the girl gets it, all right? he snarled. Someone sniggered. I hope you're not going to kill anyone, said Carrot. That's up to us! Sorry, was I talking to you? said Carrot.

Look down, your grace, said Skimmer. Mhm, mhm. Vimes realized he could feel the faintest prick of a knife blade on his stomach. Look down further, he said. Inigo looked down. He swallowed. Vimes had a knife, too. You really are no gentleman, then, he said. Make a sudden move and neither are you, said Vimes.

Everyone was guilty of something. Vimes knew that. Every copper knew it. That was how you maintained your authority—everyone, talking to a copper, was secretly afraid you could see their guilty secret written on their forehead. You couldn't, of course. But neither were you supposed to drag someone off the street and smash their fingers with a hammer until they told you what it was.

The horsemen came closer. Vimes was not good at horsemen. Something in him resented being addressed by anyone eight feet above the ground. He didn't like the sensation of being looked at by nostrils.

Laura would never be so easily intimidated. She was braver than he could ever be, brave enough to wave her ugly scars like scarlet flags.

She knew Rollo was trying to intimidate her with the evil eye. Rattle the cop, throw her off balance. He was like too many other assholes she'd known, and his stare was nothing new. Just the last resort of a loser.

I don't get too, like, you know, freaked out or nervous around famous people. But for some reason, Yvonne Orji is just one of those people where I'm like, I'm too - I would be too nervous to meet her.

No bully - and Trump is the apotheosis of every bully, ever - is ever satisfied with just one day's worth of your lunch money.

A culture of intimidation has no justification in any administration.

Why did they do it? Beats the hell out of me. I was just a scared kid from Kentucky, and these guys had been up in the majors for a while. I guess it was because I was just such a helluva nice kid - if you'll accept that.

Kevin Muscat scared me. You know, people would say 'I'm going to break your legs' - when he would say it, you genuinely believed him.

If Gail Kim gets in my business, I'll make sure there is no more Gail Kim.

No hard guy's not scared when another hard guy's knife is coming at you. You're scared, obviously, but you've to act less scared than he is. It's who is going to act less scared.

I'm tired, I'm hungry and I have a head in a bag," I warned him. "Do not fuck with me.

Where. Is. He?" Alphonse repeated, although it sounded more like "Don't make me eat your face.

The nerve. Threatening you and not being precise about it.

Dani, Dani, Dani." I flinch. I've never heard anyone say my name so gently. It creeps me all kinds of out. He's towering over me, arms crossed over his chest, scarred forearms dark against the rolled-up sleeves of a crisp white shirt. Heavy silver cuffs glint at both wrists. The light is smack behind his head, as usual. "You didn't really think I'd let you get away with it," Ryodan says.

Have you no sense at all, that you would provoke me? I'm twice your size, you know," he murmured against her ear.

I doona think Dageus will be teaching you a blethering thing," he said in a dangerous voice, and that time his lips did brush her ear. "And I bid you keep your lips off my brother, lest I confine you to your chambers.

As with clicker-trained animals, deliberate use of intimidation almost certainly moves your learner off the SEEKING circuit and onto the conditioned fear path in the amygdala. You may get compliance, but learning slows way down.

Though they are fine to see, horses frighten me because they are large and weak minded, which is a dangerous thing in horses, men and gods.

intimidated by her, too, but they recognized her value. Before long