Gervonta Davis Quotes

We dominated Survivor - there is no way we would not dominate that, too. I can see it already, us making deals with people. That's the best part, and with the Race, it would be even more fun because I've got a lot of tricks up my sleeve.

Tactics are manipulative.

You use whatever lever you have.

And a diplomatist is one who lets the other fellow think he's getting his way, while all the time he's having his own. It never does any special harm to let people have their way with their mouths.

Scarlett O'Hara didn't think she was manipulating. That's just the way she got what she wanted.

Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies. By dropping golden beads near a snake, a crow once managed To have a passer-by kill the snake for the beads.

Diplomacy is the art of saying “Nice Doggie!” till you can find a rock.

I shall have my hands full. He is as honest as he is shrewd; and if I beat him, my victory will be hardly won.

Stratagem is the right hand of cunning.

Took awhile, got the jokers out of the deck now, I'm holdin all the cards and niggas wanna play chess now

Where the lion's skin will not reach, you must patch it out with the fox's.

Where does a wise man hide a leaf? In the forest. But what does he do if there is no forest? He grows a forest to hide it in.

Fair play doesn't pertain in bargaining. What matters there is leverage.

You do not get what you want. You get what you negotiate.

I'll do anything for $50. People are always trying to get me to do dumb things. The possibilities are endless.

Football is a bit like chess: it's not just the piece being moved that matters; it's also the effect that move has on all the other pieces.

Information is a negotiator's greatest weapon.

The secret to success is to own nothing, but control everything.

Often I pretended to a cameraman to know less than I did. That way I got more cooperation.

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

A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.

You should get as close to the power when you're pitching something. I got my two biggest breaks with the man who owned CBS and the guy that owned Paramount, because I was dealing with the guy who would say yes or no.

It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.