Manipulations Quotes

“If we take the time or courage to find out what people feel and think, and to listen to the heart of their story, we are capable of losing the narrowness of our preconceptions and the nitpicking manipulations in our brain, making us geared up to view the world, openly and with confidence. (" With confidence »)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“No hemming or hawing, no hinting or manipulation, no sledgehammer–subtlety may hold us back from claiming a climate of transparency and capturing an untainted and luminescent skyline, when the boldness of the truth is coming defiantly to the fore. (" Did not expect it would ever happen there ")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Your body is a temple, not a daily dumping ground for another person’s pain, anger, betrayal, judgment, hypocrisy, denial, games, jealousy or blame. When you are being psychologically, spiritually or emotionally abused by a person, and they don’t care how it hurts you, then it is time to leave what is polluting your relationship with God.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“In the second half of life, people have less power to infatuate you. But they also have much less power to control you or hurt you.”
― Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

“When you are posessed by evil spirits, it is crafty manipulations that you follow; but when you are posessed by the Holy Spirit of God, it is wise discretions you pursue!”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“Leadership appears to be the art of getting others to want to do something you are convinced should be done.”
― Vance Packard

“There is nothing spiritual about a marriage that uses guilt, blame, shame or religious manipulations to keep a relationship together.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Our beliefs are like the boundaries of our mind, which protect us from external manipulations like tall boundary walls protect us from external aggression. Little do we realise that all forms of beliefs gradually become a prison to our mind.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“He's sort of a Svengali... It means someone who's manipulative. More than that: somebody who makes you think that you need him in order to accomplish anything.”
― Anne Beattie

“People either build a castle or a dungeon. The former by their virtues, pull people into positive edifices with gainful impression. The later by their vices, push people into negative huts with painful oppression.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Ladder

“Great betrayals of the soul - Imposing your world thought upon another.... Manipulating and forcing your will on others.... When you withhold love.”
― Rosangel Perez

“LIBOR; as if bank LI-fe BOR-ed of manipulations.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, LIBOR Plan B

“That was the thing about being the mouse in the maze, Marlow thought as the flamingos finished trembling, went still. She was the only one surprised by where she ended up.”
― Megan Angelo, Followers