Humor Quote by Jeri Estes

“Charm is almost always a directed instrument, which, like rapport-building, has motive.”

— Gavin de Becker

“Can you live without charm, intimidation, or some form of influence over others? Without making others do your bidding on some level? You flirt,…

— wildbow

“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

“If you want to get men to act reasonably, you must set about persuading them in a maniacal manner.”

— Aldous Huxley

“Is it my power ripening or the natural will of a man to want to control what he thinks is his? It didn’t matter.…

— Kenya Wright

“Any man who was fool enough to fall for a simper, a faint and an 'Oh how wonderful you are!' wasn't worth having. But…

— Margaret Mitchell

“Enthusiasm is that certain something that makes us stand out, pulls us out of the mediocre common places, and turns us into powerful influencers.”

— Michelle Moore

“I experienced a violent rush of contradicting urges. Deep-Rooted instincts piqued with genuine warning which I found unsettling. Was he dangerous?”

— Juliette Jones

“I learned that you could so fully inhabit a character that you could fool others, move others. With talent and commitment, you could seduce…

— Bryan Cranston

“That’s too much power for one man to wield, too much temptation. The easier we make it to kill, the less time there is…

— Lindsay Buroker

“Being the object of a woman-hunt, exiled to Simpson, being terrorized by school kids trick-or-treating, lusting after an aroused non-talker with superb thighs. It…

— Lisa Marie Rice

“The character of people varies, and it is easy to persuade them of a thing, but difficult to keep them in that persuasion.”

— Nancy Goldstone