Manipulative Quotes

58 Manipulative quotes by 53 unique authors

Film is the manipulative medium par excellence. When you think back on the history of film and the 20th century, you see the propaganda that's… — Michael Haneke
Let me get you to understand I don't bully anybody. I stand up for what I believe in and I'm very honest and I always… — NeNe Leakes
My father was a mean, controlling and manipulative person for most of his life. He was unpredictable and unstable. — Joyce Meyer
My father was a mean, controlling and manipulative person for most of his life. He was unpredictable and unstable. As a result, the atmosphere of… — Joyce Meyer
And I always had this idea for making a movie about a femme fatale, because I like these characters. They're a lot of fun, they're… — Brian De Palma
Reality TV is sleazy, it is manipulative. It is as momentary as anything in popular culture. — Morley Safer
What we need most right now, at this moment, is a kind of patriotic grace - a grace that takes the long view, apprehends the… — Peggy Noonan
Fear is a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring life. — Donald Miller
It was unnerving, the way she could go from cool efficiency to sarcastic to sweet within the space of thirty seconds. I found it very… — Augusten Burroughs
All I cared was that she had never lied. She was honest in a world just the opposite, and a cool oasis in my life.… — Rob Thurman
Fear isn’t only a guide to keep us safe; it’s also a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring life … the… — Donald Miller
All those months of taking it for granted that Peeta thought I was wonderful are over. Finally, he can see me for who I really… — Suzanne Collins
When we are securely rooted in personal intimacy with the source of life, it will be possible to remain flexible without being relativistic, convinced without… — Henri Nouwen
The most often repeated commandment in the Bible is 'Do not fear.' It's in there over two hundred times. That means a couple of things,… — Donald Miller
A cat knows how to be comfortable, how to get the people around it to serve it. In a tranquil domestic situation, the cat is… — Roger Caras
To my embarrassment, I was crying again. Real girl tears for the second time, these ones born out of frustration. That didn't happen to me… — C.E. Murphy
I eat haughty, arrogant, manipulative, self-important bitches like you for breakfast, sugar. And then I go back for seconds. — Jennifer Estep
If we want other people to give us something that only God can give, we become a demon. We say, "Love me!" and before you… — Henri Nouwen
Authentic love is obviously something good. When we love we become most fully human. But people often consider themselves loving when actually they are possessive… — Pope Benedict XVI
When I began my work on how morality varies across the political spectrum, there was a partisan, manipulative element to it. I wanted to help… — Jonathan Haidt
With me, personal relationships are like my religion. I care that deeply about them. I am the complete opposite of a manipulative smoothie. — Charles Grodin
Tactics are manipulative. — Shiv Khera
To be an effective leader, you have to have a manipulative streak - you have to figure out the people working for you and give… — Norman Schwarzkopf
At least one reason for trying to live lives that make a difference is that by so living, we hope we will not be forgotten… — Stanley Hauerwas
My education was dominated by modernist thinkers and artists who taught me that the supreme imperative was courage to face the awful truth, to scorn… — Ellen Willis

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