Faces Quote by Frances Hardinge

The easiest thing is to react. The second easiest thing is to respond. But the hardest thing is to initiate. – When people ask…

— Seth

Offer them what they secretly want and they of course immediately become panic-stricken.

— Jack Kerouac

Some people say they want things, but when push comes to shove they don't do what is necessary to achieve it.

— Natalie Cook

My friend taught me this one. You take the heel of your hand, you can shove someone's nose right through their brain. I can't…

— Andy Kindler

When we try to control relationships by being manipulative or forceful in our ideals we often find we push the other person away so…

— Anonymous

See yourself reacting to threats, not by running away or evading them, but by meeting them, dealing with them, grappling with them in an…

— Maxwell Maltz

You can only push someone away so much before they finally walk away on their own.

— Superman

“Take Away Their Stick If the other’s reaction to our No is to hurt or threaten us, our first instinct may be to hurt…

— William Ury

By pushing or forcing something upon people, you tend to push people further away.

— Christopher Atkins

“What they do not realize—and what you must realize—is that manipulating others is something that all people do. In fact, manipulation is at the…

— Brandon Sanderson

When something is truly meant for YOU, you won't have to force it, rush it, or manipulate it.

— Stephanie Lahart

Sometimes they threaten you with something - something you can't stand up to, can't even think about. And then you say, Don't do it…

— George Orwell