Manipulate Quotes
286 quotes by 259 authors
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I killed your friends.†– Abigail “And I’m not happy about that. But your head wasn’t screwed on right. It’s easy to let the enemies…
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
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Another person is, at the heart of it, unknowable. And if you cannot know a person enough to always guess what they’re capable of, you…
— Deb Caletti
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Some philosophers can't bear to say simple things, like "Suppose a dog bites a man." They feel obliged instead to say, "Suppose a dog d…
— Daniel Dennett
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The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and names, and the sophist…
— Jacques Derrida
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It's easy to manipulate your children when they're absolutely sure you're stupid.
— Orson Scott Card
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Decent people are so easy to manipulate, Potter.
— Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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Love is giving up control. It’s surrendering the desire to control the other person. The two—love and controlling power over the other person—are mutually exclusive.…
— Rob Bell
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This isn't a particularly novel observation, but the world is full of people who think they can manipulate the lives of others merely by getting…
— Groucho Marx
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He had the uncanny capacity to know exactly what your weak point is, know what will make you feel small, to make you cringe," Joanna…
— Walter Isaacson
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Freedom comes when you see the built-in contradiction of trying to manipulate something that is going right to begin with.... Stop trying to steer the…
— Deepak Chopra
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I have problems with a religion which says that faith in itself is enough for a ticket to heaven. In other words, that the ideal…
— Jo Nesbo
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As you can see, I have memorized this utterly useless piece of information long enough to pass a test question. I now intend to forget…
— Bill Watterson
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No one can manipulate anyone else. In any relationship, both parties know what they're doing. even if one complains later on that they were used.
— Paulo Coelho
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Gratitude isn't a tool to manipulate the universe or God. It's a way to acknowledge our faith that everything happens for a reason even if…
— Melody Beattie
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It is a surprising fact that those who object most violently to the manipulation of behaviour nevertheless make the most vigorous effort to manipulate minds.
— B.F. Skinner
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Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but…
— William Arthur Ward
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You have more power, more control than you could possibly imagine. My heart is in your hands. That's not bullshit. I'm not saying stuff I…
— Maya Banks
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When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be…
— Michael Ende
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If you don't give education to people, it is easy to manipulate them.
— Unknown Author
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Foreknowledge of the future makes it possible to manipulate both enemies and supporters.
— Raymond Aron
Who Wrote These Manipulate Quotes
259 authors contributed a total of 286 Manipulate Quotes, led by these top contributors: