Quote by Gavin de Becker Download Open image ““Charm is almost always a directed instrument, which, like rapport-building, has motive.”” — Gavin de Becker ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“That’s the problem with charm. It means you get away with stuff. It means you never have to develop a real character because no… — Elizabeth Day Copy Share Image
“The sort of looks that let you coast through life, assuming you had charm as an accessory.” — Sarah Hilary Copy Share Image
“Charm was a scheme for making strangers like and trust a person immediately, no matter what the charmer had in mind.” ― Kurt Vonnegut,… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“You know, L, I'm feeling overwhelmed by your kindness and charm." "I try to leash the potency of the charm but it's too exhaustin'.” — Samantha Young Copy Share Image
“Charm is less effective on people who have good reason to kick your ass ” — Brent Weeks Copy Share Image
“The use of charm as a tool made her hackles rise. She respected a more direct approach. A battering ram approach. At least one… — Lauren Willig Copy Share Image
“Did I not feel charmed at those truly genuine expressions of nature, which, though but little mirthful in reality, so often amused us?” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
“Contrary to what people believe about the intuition of dogs, your intuitive abilities are vastly superior (and given that you add to your experience… — Gavin de Becker Copy Share Image
“Generally speaking, rapport-building has a far better reputation than it deserves. It is perceived as admirable when in fact it is almost always done… — Gavin de Becker Copy Share Image
“Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman describes seven key abilities most beneficial for human beings: the ability to motivate ourselves, to persist against frustration, to delay… — Gavin de Becker Copy Share Image
“Every day, people engaged in the clever defiance of their own intuition become, in mid-thought, victims of violence and accidents. So when we wonder… — Gavin de Becker Copy Share Image
“niceness does not equal goodness. Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait. People seeking to control… — Gavin de Becker Copy Share Image
“When young, they are attached by heavy chains to large stakes driven deep into the ground. They pull and yank and strain and struggle,… — Gavin de Becker Copy Share Image
“Every human behavior can be explained by what precedes it, but that does not excuse it,” — Gavin de Becker Copy Share Image
“The institutions of psychiatry, law enforcement, and government have proved that no matter what your resources, you cannot reliably control the conduct of crazy… — Gavin de Becker Copy Share Image
“The institutions of psychiatry, law enforcement, and goverment have proved that no matter what our resources, you cannot reliable control the conduct of CRAZY… — Gavin de Becker Copy Share Image
