Myrtle Reed Quotes

The aim of modern propaganda is no longer to modify ideas, but to provoke action.

I think it was when I realised I could talk anybody into doing just about anything I wanted them to.

Power is the measure of the degree of control you have over circumstances in your life and the actions of the people around you. It is a skill that is developed by a deep understanding of human nature, of what truly motivates people, and of the manipulations necessary for advancement and protection.

Men are ruled by toys.

When you say 'I want to be an inspiring leader,' the operative phrase is 'I want.' This is inherently me-centered and self serving whether or not you recognise it. What you are really saying is 'I want to get people to do what I would like them to.' Perhaps they don't want to do that. So you have to somehow get them there.

I have with me two gods, Persuasion and Compulsion.

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

Tactics are manipulative.

I consider myself a persuasive person. With the ability to persuade comes a certain level of power.

I've been dealing with politicians all my life. All my life. And I've always gotten them to do what I need them to do.

I think the power of persuasion would be the greatest superpower of all time.

When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.

One must do things in such a way that people believe that they want it to be done this way.

I give people what they want in the hope that they will begin to want what I want to give them!

Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want.

Persuasiveness takes finesse; it takes an understanding of human psychology. And intention is everything.

There are two levers for moving men - interest and fear.

To persuade is more trouble than to dominate, and the powerful seldom take this trouble if they can avoid it.

The drive for control, or the perception thereof, is truly the strongest force in human nature.

Never appeal to a man's 'better nature.' He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage.

Fear is the greatest salesman.

It's often said that leadership is the art of getting people to do what you want, and making them think it's what they want. This captures a lot of what Abraham Lincoln did.

I've always thought there are two ways of getting what you wanted in life.Forcing people to give it to you,or making them want to give it to you.

You'd just be amazed what people will do. You really would. And not crazy people. Ostensibly normal people. When the right person touches the right button in someone, you can get them to do almost anything.

Children use all their wiles to get their way with adults. Adults do the same with children.