P. D. James Quotes

Charm is always genuine; it may be superficial but it isn't false.

A good sense of humor will get you everywhere.

Being charming is my hobby.

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

Odds are you know some narcissists. Odds are they're smart, confident and articulate. They make you laugh, they make you think; the first time you met, they probably charmed the pants off of you - perhaps even literally. The odds are also that that spell didn't last.

Charm, in most men and nearly all women, is a decoration.

I'm generally a pretty friendly person.

Being told that you are good at banter is like being told that you are a good person.

Charm is the ability to make someone else think that both of you are pretty wonderful.

I saw him turn his charm on and off, like water from the tap at the kitchen sink. He said nothing of substance. He seemed to me essentially an actor.

Sean Young is such a sweetheart and just absolutely lovely. From day one, she was just very easy to be around. She's definitely a 'mom' and very much a girl's girl. She likes talking about makeup and the business and just being a woman.

charm should be on the surface. It has no hidden use.

Charm is simply the art of being pleasing.

Most arts require long study and application, but the most useful art of all, that of pleasing, requires only the desire.

i think charm is the ability to be truly interested in other people

I am a flirt: I have no heart: I have an actor's nature.

Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.

I'm convinced that it's energy and humor. The two of them combined equal charm.

Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.

Smile and others will smile back.

So does being cool mean you get to go around calling other people names?

Good general-purpose manners nowadays may be said to consist in knowing how much you can get away with.

A man does not please long when he has only species of wit.

You flirt with everything." She could tell that her eyes were popping-- her eyeballs actually felt cold around the edges. "You flirt with old people and babies and everybody in between.

My experience on this planet is that if you treat people with respect, they tend to treat you with respect.