Placate Quotes

16 quotes by 15 authors

Successful ... politicians are insecure and intimidated men. They advance politically only as they placate, appease, bribe, seduce, bamboozle or otherwise manage to manipulate the… — Walter Lippmann
I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I donâ€™t care if people… — William S. Burroughs
Probably everything we do is a publicity stunt ... we are not here to gather members, to please, to placate, to make friends. We're here… — Ingrid Newkirk
And when pain bites, men bargain. Boys too. We twist and turn, we plead and beg, we offer our tormentors what he wants so that… — Mark Lawrence
The public official must pick his way nicely, must learn to placate though not to yield too much, to have the art of honeyed words… — Learned Hand
Successful democratic politicians are insecure and intimidated men. They advance politically only as they placate, appease, bribe, seduce, bamboozle, or otherwise manage to manipulate the… — Walter Lippmann
I think the part of media that romanticizes criminal behavior, things that a person will say against women, profanity, being gangster, having multiple children with… — Bill Cosby
Madness alone is truly terrifying, inasmuch as you cannot placate it by threats, persuasion, or bribes. — Joseph Conrad
Maybe she still was a pretty-head, making up irrational stories about the empty forest. The longer she stayed alone out here, the more Tally understood… — Scott Westerfeld
Mary is a very well-written typical eldest child in that she puts her own needs at the forefront... She's not as inclined to conciliate or… — Jessica Fellowes
Democracy is a con game. Itâ€™s a word invented to placate people to make them accept a given institution. All institutions sing, â€˜We are free.â€™… — Jacque Fresco
A lasting two-state solution requires two credible partners, and not just one side - Israel - taking superficial steps simply to placate world opinion. — Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
Are these the Americans? People remain silent and placate the Americans. By God, they only deserve scorn. We slaughtered them yesterday and we will continue… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
Often we lose our identity trying to please or placate others. — Mary Manin Morrissey
LOVE, The most slippery word in the human language -- used by knaves to seduce, by fools for comfort, and by most men to placate… — Nikhil Saluja
You may encounter a very nosy person today, Gemini. This person wants to know everything about you - perhaps even the most personal stuff. And… — 06 July 2013

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