My father was a mean, controlling and manipulative person for most of his life. He was unpredictable and unstable. Votes: 3
These books ain't window dressing. I think Machiavelli's the most sophisticated writer outside of Shakespeare. Way ahead of his time. Such a manipulative person. Everything he accomplished he did by kissin' ass. Votes: 3
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 our home was super-charged with fear because you never knew if what you did would make him mad or not. Votes: 3
I like to think of sales as the ability to gracefully persuade, not manipulate, a person or persons into a win-win situation. Votes: 1
The eyes of a poet discover in each person a unique and irreplaceable humanity. While arrogant intellect seeks to control and manipulate the world, the poetic spirit bows with reverence before its mysteries. Votes: 1
Don't see the point in reading ghost-written autobiographies, even though some of these published lives may fascinate me. The 'ghost' is always present, manipulating an interview into first-person singular text, and it feels like I'm reading a lie. Votes: 1
Honestly, every person, every individual has a process, and my philosophy, whether it's an actor or an animator, is you try to understand the process that person has so you can get the most out of them, but I think you have to sort of manipulate that process with honesty. Votes: 1
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 sexy, they're manipulative, they're dangerous. Votes: 4 Brian De Palma
Die Treulosigkeit ist sozusagen eine Lüge der ganzen Person. Votes: 3 Bruyère, Jean de La
The Person is a bubble on Time's sea. Votes: 3 Sri Aurobindo