Manipulative Quotes

58 quotes by 54 authors

I'm very manipulative towards directors. My theory is that everyone on the set is directing the film, we're all receiving art messages from the universe… — Jeff Bridges
A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other people to get her own way, and works within whatever… — Anita Brookner
The thing with Disney songs is they're very manipulative, very sentimental, but they do get you, you know - there's a kind of sadness to… — Jarvis Cocker
Facing personal truths and purging yourself of addictions or manipulative habits require strength, courage, humility, faith, and other qualities of a soul with stamina, because… — Caroline Myss
If you're sincere, praise is effective. If you're insincere, it's manipulative. — Zig Ziglar
It did not feel like something that was going to take over my life and destroy it. It felt like a subtle flower instead of… — Corey Feldman
Victims may be defensive, submissive, over-accommodating to others, passive-aggressive in conflict, dependent on others for self-worth, overly sensitive, even manipulative. They're often angry, resentful, and… — David Emerald Womeldorff
Life does not require us to be consistent, cruel, patient, helpful, angry, rational, thoughtless, loving, rash, open-minded, neurotic, careful, rigid, tolerant, wasteful, rich, downtrodden, gentle,… — Richard Bach
These books ain't window dressing. I think Machiavelli's the most sophisticated writer outside of Shakespeare. Way ahead of his time. Such a manipulative person. Everything… — Mike Tyson
To speak of â€˜limits to growthâ€™ under a capitalistic market economy is as meaningless as to speak of limits of warfare under a warrior society.… — Murray Bookchin
Leadership is much less about what you do, and much more about who you are. If you view leadership as a bag of manipulative tricks… — Frances Hesselbein
Everybody has the ability to be manipulative, to be hateful and deceitful. — Neil LaBute
Thus far, both political parties have been remarkably clever and effective in concealing this new reality. In fact, the two parties have formed an innovative… — Charles Ferguson
The word constructionism is a mnemonic for two aspects of the theory of science education underlying this project. From constructivist theories of psychology we take… — Seymour Papert
Any time you're trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it's very difficult because it's been done before and you don't want to… — Tim Robbins
If I try to use human influence strategies and tactics of how to get other people to do what I want, to work better, to… — Stephen Covey
Punk, I see you as a hypocritical, manipulative waste of skin. — Wade Barrett
I'm not naturally manipulative. — Benjamin Netanyahu
I'm not trying to be coy or manipulative or Machiavellian, I want to spark people's imaginations. — J. J. Abrams
No one ever questions the disorder behind her tarantula LA glamour â€“ sociopathy, narcissism â€“ because itâ€™s good rock and roll, good entertainment! I have… — Kim Gordon

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