Percy Ross Quotes

If you use tact you can say anything, then make it funny.

I know how to win people over if things aren't going my way.

When it comes to knowing what to say, to charm, I always had it.

Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.

The man who can make others laugh secures more votes for a measure than the man who forces them to think.

Adlai Stevenson has a genius for saying the right thing, at the right time, to the wrong people.

Americans are big boys. You can talk them into almost anything. Just sit with them for half an hour over a bottle of whiskey and be a nice guy.

If you are explaining, you are losing.

The art of politics is learning to walk with your back to the wall, your elbows high, and a smile on your face.

Diplomat: A person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

God and my dad gave me the gift of gab. I know how to finagle.

When you're trying to persuade people, more often than not, they feel you're being pushy. When you focus on influencing them, they're much less defensive and open to hearing what you have to say.

Being able to make people laugh is a powerful tool.

Learning how to be persuasive has been really crucial to my life both professionally and personally.

There are ways to speak that can transform things, which has less to do with authority but is more about resourcefulness and ingenuity.

Persuasion is not a science but an art

If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything.

You can change my mind, but you gotta work harder at it.

Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.

The writing is all done, so it's all about verbalizing everything from point A to point B, and certainly there's a bit of politics involved, so it's a different thing.

Wit is an explosion of the compound spirit.

You have to make them laugh and then make them listen.

After about 15 minutes, you feel that you're winning them over.

Power is getting things done without having to demonstrate that you can bulldoze it through. I'm most effective when I've studied an issue, when I can make a credible argument, and then bring people along.

Charm is a way of getting the answer 'Yes' without asking a clear question.